Java Foundation With Data Structures Topic: Installation Guide For JDK and Eclipse
Java Foundation With Data Structures Topic: Installation Guide For JDK and Eclipse
Java Foundation With Data Structures Topic: Installation Guide For JDK and Eclipse
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Installation
Guide
for
Java,
i.e.
JDK
And
Eclipse
Installation
steps
for
JDK:
Step
1:
Checking
for
any
previously
installed
versions
of
JDK.
i. Check
if
you
already
have
jdk
installed
on
your
system
by
typing
the
following
commands
in
command
prompt.
ii. To
open
command
prompt
in
Windows,
search
cmd
in
the
Start
menu
and
open
it.
(Refer
Step
6
for
details)
iii. Issue
the
following
commands
to
check
if
JDK/JRE
are
already
properly
installed
and
display
their
version.
If
a
version
number
is
displayed,
then
you
already
have
JDK
and
JRE
properly
installed
on
your
computer
otherwise,
continue
to
next
step.
//
Command
To
display
the
JRE
version:
java
-‐version
//
Command
To
display
the
JDK
version:
javac
-‐version
Step
2
(Optional):
Un-‐installing
any
previously
installed
versions
of
JDK.
It
is
recommended
to
install
the
latest
JDK.
Although
you
can
install
multiple
versions
of
JDK/JRE
concurrently,
it
is
messy.
If
you
have
previously
installed
older
version(s)
of
JDK/JRE
and
want
to
install
latest
version,
then
first
un-‐install
all
the
previous
ones.
Go
to
"Control
Panel"
⇒
"Programs"
⇒
"Programs
and
Features"
⇒
Un-‐install
all
those
programs
which
begin
with
"Java",
such
as
"Java
SE
Development
Kit
...",
"Java
SE
Runtime
...",
"Java
X
Update
...",
etc.
Step
3:
Download
JDK
a) Open
the
following
Java
SE
download
link:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
b) Under
"Java
SE
Downloads"
Heading
⇒
click
the
image
with
title
"Java
SE
8u<xx>",
where
<xx>
is
the
latest
update
number
(example:
Java
Platform
(JDK)
8u131).
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c) Under
"
Java
SE
Development
Kit
8u<xx>"
Heading
(where
<xx>
is
the
latest
update
number)
⇒
Check
the
"Accept
License
Agreement"
(by
clicking
on
this
radio
button).
d) Click
on
the
JDK
suitable
for
your
operating
system.
Note:
"Windows
x64"
is
for
64-‐bit
Windows
OS
and
"Windows
x86"
is
for
32-‐
bit
Windows
OS.
To
check
whether
your
Windows
OS
is
32-‐bit
or
64-‐bit,
go
to
"Control
Panel"
⇒
System
and
Security
⇒
System
⇒
check
in
"System
Type".
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Step
4:
Install
JDK
and
JRE
i. From
the
Downloads
folder
in
your
system,
run
the
installer
("jdk-‐8u<xx>-‐
windows-‐x64.exe"
where
<xx>
is
the
latest
update
number).
ii. A
dialog
box
will
open.
Click
on
Next
and
it
will
install
both
the
JDK
and
JRE.
iii. By
default,
the
JDK
will
be
installed
in
directory
"C:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_xx";
and
JRE
in
"C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.8.0_xx"
(where
xx
denotes
the
upgrade
number).
Step
5:
Include
JDK's
"bin"
Directory
in
the
PATH
(For
Windows
Users)
NOTE:
Windows
Shell
searches
the
current
directory
and
the
directories
listed
in
the
PATH
environment
variable
(system
variable)
for
executable
programs.
JDK's
programs
(such
as
Java
compiler
javac.exe
and
Java
runtime
java.exe)
reside
in
directory
"<JAVA_HOME>\bin"
(where
<JAVA_HOME>
denotes
the
JDK
installed
directory)
(Here,
we
refer
to
the
JDK
installed
directory
as
<JAVA_HOME>).
To
edit
the
PATH
environment
variable
in
Windows
7/8/10,
follow
the
steps
given
below:
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a) Launch
"Control
Panel"
⇒
System
and
Security
⇒
System
⇒
Click
"Advanced
system
settings"
on
the
left
pane.
b) Switch
to
"Advanced"
tab
⇒
Push
"Environment
Variables"
button.
c) Under
"System
Variables"
(the
bottom
pane),
scroll
down
to
select
"Path"
⇒
Click
"Edit...".
d) For
Windows
10:
You
may
see
a
TABLE
listing
all
the
existing
PATH
entries
(if
not,
go
to
next
step).
Click
"New"
⇒
Enter
the
JDK's
binary
directory
"c:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_xx\bin"
(Replace
xx
with
your
installation
number!!!)
⇒
Select
"Move
Up"
to
move
this
entry
all
the
way
to
the
TOP.
e) For
OS
prior
to
Windows
10:
(CAUTION:
Don't
push
"Apply"
or
"OK"
until
you
are
100%
sure.
There
is
no
UNDO!
To
be
SAFE,
copy
the
content
of
the
"Variable
value"
to
Notepad
before
changing
it.)
In
"Variable
value"
field,
INSERT
"c:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_xx\bin"
(Replace
xx
with
your
installation
number!!!)
IN
FRONT
of
all
the
existing
directories,
followed
by
a
semi-‐colon
(;)
which
separates
the
JDK's
binary
directory
from
the
rest
of
the
existing
directories.
DO
NOT
DELETE
any
existing
entries;
otherwise,
some
existing
applications
may
not
run.
Variable
name:
PATH
Variable
value:
c:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_xx\bin;[exiting
entries...]
Step
6:
Verify
the
JDK
Installation
Launch
a
CMD
shell
via
one
of
the
following
means:
a) Click
"Search"
button
⇒
Enter
"cmd"
⇒
Choose
"Command
Prompt",
or
b) right-‐click
"Start"
button
⇒
run...
⇒
enter
"cmd",
or
c) (Prior
to
Windows
10)
click
"Start"
button
⇒
All
Programs
⇒
Accessories
(or
Windows
System)
⇒
Command
Prompt,
or
d) (Windows
10)
click
"Start"
button
⇒
Windows
System
⇒
Command
Prompt
Now,
Issue
the
following
commands
to
verify
your
JDK
installation:
i. Issue
"path"
command
to
list
the
contents
of
the
PATH
environment
variable.
Check
to
make
sure
that
your
<JAVA_HOME>\bin
is
listed
in
the
PATH.
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Don't
type
prompt>,
it
denotes
the
command
prompt!
Just
type
the
commands
highlighted
bold
below.
//
Display
the
PATH
entries
prompt>
path
//Expected
output:
PATH=c:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_xx\bin;[other
entries...]
ii. Issue
the
following
commands
to
verify
that
JDK/JRE
are
properly
installed
and
display
their
version
(Repeat
Step
1):
//
Display
the
JRE
version
prompt>
java
-‐version
//Expected
output
if
JRE
is
properly
installed:
java
version
"1.8.0_xx"
Java(TM)
SE
Runtime
Environment
(build
1.8.0_xx-‐b13)
Java
HotSpot(TM)
64-‐Bit
Server
VM
(build
25.5-‐b02,
mixed
mode)
//
Display
the
JDK
version
prompt>
javac
-‐version
//Expected
output
if
JDK
is
properly
installed:
javac
1.8.0_xx
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Installation
steps
for
Eclipse:
Step
1:
Download
Eclipse
i. Go
to
https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
ii. Under
"Get
Eclipse
Neon"
⇒
Click
"Download
Packages".
Select
the
entry
"Eclipse
IDE
for
Java
Developers".
Then,
from
“Download
Links”,
select
suitable
option
for
your
OS
(example:
Windows
32-‐bit
or
Windows
64-‐bit)
iii. Click
on
the
zip
file
to
download
it.
(example:
"eclipse-‐java-‐neon-‐2-‐win32-‐
x86_64.zip"
or
“eclipse-‐inst-‐win64.exe”)
Step
2:
Unzip
the
downloaded
file
To
install
Eclipse,
simply
unzip
and
extract
the
contents
of
the
downloaded
file
into
a
directory
of
your
choice
(e.g.,
"C:\myproject").
Create
a
shortcut
on
your
desktop
to
the
eclipse.exe
file
in
this
eclipse
folder:
On
most
Windows
systems,
you
can
do
this
as
follows:
i. Right-‐click
the
file
eclipse.exe
ii. Select
“Send
to”
option
iii. Click
on
option
“Desktop
(create
shortcut)”
iv. Now
you
are
ready
to
perform
a
one-‐time
only
setup
of
Eclipse
on
your
machine.
Step
3:
Launch
Eclipse
Double-‐click
the
shortcut
to
Eclipse.exe
that
we
just
created
above
and
run
it.
Then
a
Workspace
Launcher
pop-‐up
window
will
appear.
In
the
Workspace
text
box,
set
the
path
for
your
Workspace
folder.
Click
OK.
Example:
Finally,
the
Eclipse
workbench
will
open
with
a
Welcome
tab.
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