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I am trying to install 64-bit java on my Ubuntu server so I can host a Minecraft server. I have downloaded the package from java.com, extracted the file (it has no extension, for me it's just called jre-7u5-linux-x64) and tried running it with:
sudo ./jre-7u5-linux-x64
but I get this error:
./jre-7u5-linux-x64: ./jre-7u5-linux-x64: cannot execute binary file
I have also tried renaming the file to jre-7u5-linux-x64.bin but I get the same error. uname -a shows
Linux ks395362.kimsufi.com 3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64 #1 SMP Thu Mar 29 09:48:59 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
so I'm on a 64-bit system. The file is executable as confirmed through ls -l
I could install Java through apt-get but I wasn't sure if that's the 32-bit or 64-bit version. If there's a way to install the latest release of Java 64-bit through apt-get could someone let me know?
Mark Twaign
Posted 2012-07-15T17:38:12.550
Reputation: 224
Perhaps the file is corrupt. Try downloading it from java.com again. – None – 2012-07-15T17:41:14.230
I've redownloaded it and tried the process about 5 times now and I've checked the filesize every time. – Mark Twaign – 2012-07-15T17:42:03.340
1Good to hear. Have you changed the permissions of the file to executable? – None – 2012-07-15T17:43:05.833
Yep, the file is executable and I've confirmed that with
ls -l– Mark Twaign – 2012-07-15T17:45:18.3601You need a 64-bit Ubuntu server, not a 32-bit Ubuntu server. Post the output from
uname -ato confirm whether you've installed 32-bit or 64-bit Ubuntu. – Michael Hampton – 2012-07-15T17:46:55.097Here's a link to using apt-get, assuming you are in fact on 64-bit: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-oracle-java-jdk-7-in-ubuntu-via.html
– None – 2012-07-15T17:48:14.987Here it is:
chris@ks395362:~/css$ uname -a Linux ks395362.kimsufi.com 3.2.13-grsec-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64 #1 SMP Thu Mar 29 09:48:59 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux– Mark Twaign – 2012-07-15T17:48:40.133So, Mark, what solved it in the end? – slhck – 2012-07-15T19:57:46.210