1 Download jdk 1.7 linux versionhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html
2. Extract the downloaded file to/usr/local/development/jdk1.7.0_04table of Contents.

3. Create a file/etc/profile.d/development.sh, copy the following to the file.
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/development/jdk1.7.0_04 export JRE_HOME=$JAVA_HOME/jre export CLASSPATH=.:$JAVA_HOME/lib:$JRE_HOME/lib:$CLASSPATH export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$JRE_HOME/bin:$PATH
4 Modify the jdk used by the system by default:
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/local/development/jdk1.7.0_04/bin/java 300
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/local/development/jdk1.7.0_04/bin/javac 300
5. Restart your computer and use the commandjava -versionCheck if the JDK is installed successfully.