Install Java 8 Package in CentOS 6/7

Download Java for 64bit

Download latest Java Version

#wget http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u131-b11/d54c1d3a095b4ff2b6607d096fa80163/jdk-8u131-linux-x64.tar.gz

Download Java for 32bit

#wget http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u131-b11/d54c1d3a095b4ff2b6607d096fa80163/jdk-8u131-linux-i586.tar.gz

Extract java gz file and install

# tar -zvxf jdk-8u131-linux-x64.tar.gz# cd /root/jdk1.8.0_131/

# alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/java 2

# alternatives --config java

There are 2 programs which provide 'java'.

  Selection    Command

-----------------------------------------------

*+ 1           /root/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/java

   2           /opt/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/java

Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 2

# alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /opt/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/jar 2

# alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /opt/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/javac 2

# alternatives --set jar /opt/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/jar

# alternatives --set javac /opt/jdk1.8.0_131/bin/javac

Check installed version

# java -version

java version "1.8.0_131"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_131-b11)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b11, mixed mode)

Set environment variables

# export JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_131

# export JRE_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_131

# export PATH=$PATH:/opt/jdk1.8.0_131/bin:/opt/jdk1.8.0_131/jre/bin