From Oracle site download latest Java SE Development Kit 7. Installation goes like this:
- Download latest Java SDK
- Unpack it
$ tar -xvf jdk-7u10-linux-i586.tar.gz
- Create directory in /usr/lib/jvm
$ sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0 - Move unpacked files into created directory:
$ sudo mv jdk1.7.0_10/* /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/ - Update your alternatives:
$ sudo update-alternatives –install “/usr/bin/java” “java” “/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/java” 1
$ sudo update-alternatives –install “/usr/bin/javac” “javac” “/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javac” 1
$ sudo update-alternatives –install “/usr/bin/javaws” “javaws” “/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javaws” 1
Next thing is to create a plugins directory in Google Chrome folder:
$ sudo mkdir /opt/google-chrome/plugins
and after that a link to libnpjp2.so
$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so /opt/google/chrome/plugins/libnpjp2.so
Here you can check if your Java plugins works 🙂