How to Install JDK 1.6 update 32 on ubuntu-12-04

How to Install JDK 1.6 update 32 on ubuntu-12-04

Currently Oracle prohibit the community from adding java to the linux repositories. So it needed to be manually download from oracle website and installed.

Java can be downloaded from:
From: http://www.devsniper.com/ubuntu-12-04-install-sun-jdk-6-7/

Steps to install java:
1.) Make the bin file executable:

1	chmod +x jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin

2.) Extract the bin file:

1	./jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin

3.) Move extracted folder:

1	sudo mv jdk1.6.0_32 /usr/lib/jvm/

4.) Install new java source in system:

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sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_32/bin/javac 1 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_32/bin/java 1 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_32/bin/javaws 1

5.) Choose default java:

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sudo update-alternatives --config javac sudo update-alternatives --config java sudo update-alternatives --config javaws java version test: java -version

6.) Verify the symlinks all point to the new java location:

1	ls -la /etc/alternatives/java*