How to install tomcat in linux

Installation steps: 1. Install JDK; 2. Download and decompress Tomcat; 3. Configure environment variables; 4. Start Tomcat; 5. Close Tomcat. Detailed introduction: 1. Install JDK: Make sure you have installed JDK. If you have not installed JDK, open the terminal and enter the "sudo apt update" command to update the package list, and then install OpenJDK; 2. Download and unzip Tomcat: In the browser Visit the Tomcat official website and download the latest Tomcat version compressed package and so on.

Operating system for this tutorial: Windows 10 system, Dell G3 computer.

To install Tomcat on Linux, you can follow the steps below:

1. Install Java Development Kit (JDK):

First , make sure you have the JDK installed. If you haven't installed JDK yet, follow these steps:

Open a terminal and enter the following command to update the package list:

sudo apt update

Then install OpenJDK (Java Development Kit):

sudo apt install default-jdk

2. Download and decompress Tomcat:

Visit the Tomcat official website (https://tomcat.apache.org/) in the browser and download the latest Tomcat version compression Package (usually in .tar.gz or .zip format).

Move the downloaded compressed package to the directory where you want to install Tomcat, and unzip it. You can use the following command to decompress files in .tar.gz format:

tar -xvf apache-tomcat-<version>.tar.gz

3. Configure environment variables:

Open the terminal and edit the .bashrc file (or .zshrc, if you are using Zsh):

nano ~/.bashrc

Add the following lines at the end of the file, replacing /path/to/tomcat with the actual path where you unpacked Tomcat:

export CATALINA_HOME=/path/to/tomcat

Save and close the file . Then run the following command to make the changes take effect:

source ~/.bashrc

4. Start Tomcat:

Enter the Tomcat directory and find the bin folder:

cd /path/to/tomcat/bin

Run the following Command to start the Tomcat server:

./startup.sh

Now, you can visit http://your_server_ip:8080 in the browser to check whether Tomcat starts successfully. You should be able to see Tomcat's welcome page.

5. Shut down Tomcat:

To shut down the Tomcat server, return to Tomcat's bin directory and run the following command:

./shutdown.sh

By following the above steps , you should be able to successfully install and configure Tomcat server on Linux. Please note, make sure your firewall allows access to port 8080 in order to access the Tomcat server from the browser.

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