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I downloaded server-jre-7u21-windows-x64.tar.gz from the link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/server-jre7-downloads-1931105.html
Unzipped the .gz file and got file server-jre-7u21-windows-x64 without extension.
I tried to install it by just double click. But unable to install?
Can anybody suggest me how to do this?
Nandeshwar
Posted 2013-05-06T10:36:41.057
Reputation: 91
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OP probably already solved, but for others, I had the same problem- for some reason the file downloads as: server-jre-7u21-windows-x64.gz
When you extract it, you just get the tar file without an extension. Attempting to extract the tar (using 7-zip in my case) gives you invalid output (empty folders).
To fix, just rename the downloaded file to: server-jre-7u21-windows-x64.tar.gz
Extracting the gz then the tar should get you what you need.
Eric
Posted 2013-05-06T10:36:41.057
Reputation: 111
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AFAIK All you do is unpack it into a directory which you add to your path (the Path Environmental Variable).
I would make sure you have a utility which can untar files.
Peter Lawrey
Posted 2013-05-06T10:36:41.057
Reputation: 146
1did you get any error????? But unable to install should have a meaning? – NetStarter – 2013-05-06T10:38:09.100
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Go through installation guide: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/webnotes/install/
– None – 2013-05-06T10:39:51.547I would like to make it clear. I am unable to proceed. if it is exe or jar file , we can proceed...but there is no extension...how can be installed. – None – 2013-05-06T10:40:21.887
what kind of error message do you get? – None – 2013-05-06T10:43:45.497
when i double click the file and try to install, it asks choose program to open it. But i am do not see any appropriate program to open. – None – 2013-05-06T10:52:20.390
it's not an archive, not an executable. Extract the files, set the environment variables. – Sathyajith Bhat – 2013-05-06T11:42:47.837