Ubuntu GNU/Linux 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) released. I wanted to manually install the Sun JDK 6 and 7 on Ubuntu.

Installing Sun JDK 6 on Ubuntu 12.04:

  • Download the sun jdk 6 binfrom here.

  • Make the bin file executeable:

  • Extract the bin file:
  • Move extracted folder to this location:
  • Install new java source in system:
  • Choose default java:
  • java version test:
  • Verify the symlinks all point to the new java location:
  • Enable Java plugin for Mozilla Firefox (even for Chrome)

Installing Sun JDK 7 on Ubuntu 12.04:

  • Download the sun jdk 7 tar filefrom here
  • Extract the tar file:
  • Move extracted folder to this location:
  • Install new java source in system:
  • Choose default java:
  • java version test:
  • Verify the symlinks all point to the new java location:
  • Enable Java plugin for Mozilla Firefox (even for Chrome)

**Update:**I have added Java Web Start configuration (Thanks Jack).

**Update:**I have added Java Plugin configuration for Mozilla Firefox even for Chrome (Thanksshetty).