Sunday 25 May 2014

Install Apache Tomcat 8 on Linux Mint 17 Qiana 32/64bit Getting-Started Easy Guide

Linux Mint 17 Qiana Tomcat 8 Installation

The Guide Show How-to Install and Getting-Started with Apache Tomcat 8 Server on Linux Mint 17 Qiana Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce i386/amd64 Desktop.

At this Time the Apache Tomcat 8 Server is Still a Candidate but is Near to a Final Release Stadium.

The Apache Tomcat 8 is Java EE 7 Compliant with this New Features:

  • Support for Java Servlet 3.1, JavaServer Pages 2.3, Java Unified Expression Language 3.0 and Java WebSocket 1.0.
  • The default connector implementation is now the Java non-blocking implementation (NIO) for both HTTP and AJP.
  • A new resources implementation that replaces Aliases, VirtualLoader, VirtualDirContext, JAR resources and external repositories with a single, consistent approach for configuring additional web application resources.

Inside the Post you will Find a Link to Quickly Getting-Started with Tomcat 8 Deployment on Linux Mint.

For an Easy Visualization of the Entire Process the Install Apace Tomcat 8 on Linux Mint 17 Qiana Tutorial Include the Essential Screenshots.

Linux Mint 17 Qiana Tomcat 8 Installation - Featured
  1. Download Apache Tomcat 8 Server

    Apache Tomcat8 tar.gz
  2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp

  3. Open a Command Line Session

    Linux Mint 17 Qiana Tomcat 8 Installation - Open Terminal
  4. Relocate Apache Tomcat 8 Folder

    sudo mv /tmp/apache-tomcat-8* /opt/
  5. How-to Install Recommended Oracle-Sun Java JDK7 on Linux Mint:

    Install Oracle JDK7 for Linux Mint
  6. Commands to Start and Stop the Tomcat Server
    • Start
      /opt/apache-tomcat-8*/bin/startup.sh
    • Stop
      /opt/apache-tomcat-8*/bin/shutdown.sh
  7. To Access Tomcat Server Backend on Browser Go

    localhost:8080
  8. Tomcat 8 Deployment Quick Getting-Started:

    Tomcat Deployment Quick Guide