Re: [CentOS] Installing Java 7 on a system with Java 6

2012-11-09 Thread Keith Roberts
On Thu, 8 Nov 2012, John J. Boyer wrote: To: centos@centos.org From: John J. Boyer Subject: [CentOS] Installing Java 7 on a system with Java 6 My system is 5.6, with upgrades. I installed Java 6 from the Centos repository. It doesn't seem to have Java 7. I need the development package

Re: [CentOS] Installing Java 7 on a system with Java 6

2012-11-08 Thread Earl Ramirez
On 9 November 2012 09:30, John J. Boyer wrote: > My system is 5.6, with upgrades. I installed Java 6 from the Centos > repository. It doesn't seem to have Java 7. I need the development > package. How can I install Java 7 development safely? I imagine I will > first have to uninstall Java 6. > > T

Re: [CentOS] Installing Java 7 on a system with Java 6

2012-11-08 Thread Cliff Pratt
You can install version 7 alongside version 6, but you will most likely have to get the package directly from the Java site. Cheers, Cliff On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:30 PM, John J. Boyer wrote: > My system is 5.6, with upgrades. I installed Java 6 from the Centos > repository. It doesn't seem to

[CentOS] Installing Java 7 on a system with Java 6

2012-11-08 Thread John J. Boyer
My system is 5.6, with upgrades. I installed Java 6 from the Centos repository. It doesn't seem to have Java 7. I need the development package. How can I install Java 7 development safely? I imagine I will first have to uninstall Java 6. Thanks, John -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Softwa