Installing Java 8 on CentOS 7

Installing Java 8 on CentosOS 7.

Steps:

Step 1: Update

yum -y update

Step 2: Install Java 8

yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk

Step 3:  Verify Java is Installed

java -version

Step 4: Java alternatives (choose Java 1.8..)

update-alternatives --config java

update-alternatives --config javac

update-alternatives --config javaws

Step 5: Environment

vim .bash_profile

Inside on file, copy path your jdk, example:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/YOUR_JDK/jre/bin/java

Refresh the File:

Source .bash_profile

echo $JAVA_HOME

References:  https://www.liquidweb.com/kb/install-java-8-on-centos-7/