!!!The Java Programming Language The following PDF file provides a summary of Java: [Java.pdf|http://wiki.arahant.com/files/Java.pdf] !! Java Setup on Linux Untar java to /opt create link: {{{ln -s jdk1.8.0_25 java}}} For system-wide effect: Create a file named {{{/etc/profile.d/java.sh}}} containing: {{{ export JAVA_HOME=/opt/java export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin }}} For local user affect only add the two exports to {{{~/.profile}}}