Installing oracle java on opensuse

I have taken a brief look at what it takes to install Oracle Java 8 into openSUSE, and there are substantial changes which require more time than I can apply. Anyone interested in this, PM me and I can describe what I've concluded to this point. The main reason why people will want to install Oracle Java is for the compiler javac.

An openJDK compiler can be built from source but as I've described is not popular due to the fact the app may not run on Oracle Java. Bookmarks Bookmarks Digg del. Git stats 22 commits. Failed to load latest commit information. View code. Requirements: Instructions: Addendum Based on the original instructions at. Instructions: Download this repository. If git is not already installed on your machine, the following command installs zypper in git.

Releases No releases published. Partner Program. Find a Partner. Become a Partner. Open Source Projects. SUSE Italia. SUSE Israel. SUSE Luxembourg. SUSE Nederland. SUSE Polska. For each relevant file type returned, you will need to add an application association. If you would like to see if the plugin has installed correctly, restart your browser if you have not done so already and enter the following into the address bar. For Firefox 52 ESR and below enter:. Although no icon appears in the menu, there is a Java Control Panel that allows you to easily adjust many settings.

Install it likewise via. The original author of this text does not describe what makes this section different than the immediately preceding but may be to describe how to install Oracle SE 7 which has a different directory layout than later Oracle SE. In any case, to install Oracle SE JDK 7 bit or bit , the User may wish to use the scripts at the following location which makes installation simple and easy replaces everything that follows in this section completely.

Unless Oracle for some reason decides to release a yet later version, the scripts should work as-is, but if needed can be edited as needed pls submit an Issue if such an edit is needed.

You will have to select the appropriate number after running: This also can be used to switch between different implementations of java. You can even set Oracle Java as an alternative for the JRE environment, just for a particular version of Java, in this case 1. The wikis are now using the new authentication system.