Originally published on eve.gd on 8 June 2011, last updated 6 September 2026.
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Here's a quick 'n' easy version of another post that uses the rpm instead of the extracting to opt.
wget http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/6u25-b06/jre-6u25-linux-x64-rpm.bin chmod +x jre-* sudo ./jre-* sudo alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jre1.6.0_25/bin/java 20000 sudo alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jre1.6.0_25/bin/javaws 20000 sudo alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 /usr/java/jre1.6.0_25/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 20000
Enjoy.
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1. ‘Install Oracle Java 7u79/80 on Fedora 24/23, CentOS/RHEL 7.2/6.8/5.11’, If Not True Then False, 7 September 2010 <http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-sun-oracle-java-jdk-jre-7-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/>
2. Oracle JRE 6u25 Linux x64 RPM download <http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/6u25-b06/jre-6u25-linux-x64-rpm.bin>
http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-sun-oracle-java-jdk-jre-7-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/
http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/6u25-b06/jre-6u25-linux-x64-rpm.bin