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Chap 2

The document provides instructions for setting up the Java SE environment on various operating systems, including Windows and Linux. It details how to install Java, set environment variables, and configure the system path. Additionally, it suggests popular Java editors such as Notepad, Netbeans, and Eclipse for writing Java programs.

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Chap 2

The document provides instructions for setting up the Java SE environment on various operating systems, including Windows and Linux. It details how to install Java, set environment variables, and configure the system path. Additionally, it suggests popular Java editors such as Notepad, Netbeans, and Eclipse for writing Java programs.

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JAVA ENVIRONMENT

SET UP .
Java SE is freely available from the link
Download Java. So you download a version based on
your operating system

Follow the instructions to download java and run


the .exe to install Java on your machine. Once you
installed Java on your machine, you would need to set
environment variables to point to correct installation
directories:
Setting up the path for
windows 2000/XP:
 Assuming you have installed Java in c:\Program
Files\java\jdk directory:
 Right-click on 'My Computer' and select
'Properties'.
 Click on the 'Environment variables' button under
the 'Advanced' tab.
 Now alter the 'Path' variable so that it also
contains the path to the Java executable.
Example, if the path is currently set to
'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32',
then change your path to read 'C:\WINDOWS\
SYSTEM32;c:\Program Files\java\jdk\bin'.
Setting up the path for
windows 95/98/ME:
 Assuming you have installed Java in
c:\Program Files\java\jdk directory:
 Edit the 'C:\autoexec.bat' file and
add the following line at the end:
'SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program
Files\java\jdk\bin'
Setting up the path for
Linux, UNIX, Solaris
 Environment variable PATH should be
set to point to where the java
binaries have been installed. Refer to
your shell documentation if you have
trouble doing this.
 Example, if you use bash as your
shell, then you would add the
following line to the end of your
'.bashrc: export PATH=/path/to/java:
$PATH'
Popular Java Editors:

 To write your java programs you will need a


text editor. There are even more sophisticated
IDE available in the market. But for now, you
can consider one of the following:
 Notepad : On Windows machine you can use
any simple text editor like Notepad, TextPad.
 Netbeans :is a Java IDE that is open source
and free which can be downloaded from
http://www.netbeans.org/index.html.
 Eclipse : is also a java IDE developed by the
eclipse open source community and can be
downloaded from http://www.eclipse.org/.

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