[SOLVED] Java JDK Silent Install Help

Thoco · 07-12-2011, 11:21 AM

Hello,

I am attempting a java.bin silent install using two files.

The bash script is this:
sh jdk-6u20-linux-x64.bin -i silent -f /<location>/installer.properties 1>console.txt 2>&1
sleep 5 #this may be unnecessary, just testing it
printf "yes"

The properties file is this:
INSTALLER_UI=silent
USER_INSTALL_DIR=/opt/java/

I am able to bypass the license agreement prompts but when viewing the console.txt output, it looks like the install is waiting for a "yes" to be typed in at the console window. Any advice? Thanks!

szboardstretcher · 07-12-2011, 11:29 AM

Is it a possibility for you to just run the Java installer, then zip up the directory it spits out and use that zip as an installer(technically, just unzipping it on another machine)?

Code:

./jdk-1.6.0.bin
tar zxvf jdk-installed.tar.gz jdk-1.6.0
scp jdk-installed.tar.gz somewhere.nice:/

Thoco · 07-12-2011, 11:46 AM

Thanks, I'm unsure if I can tar an existing install and use that tar to drop over or extract to other servers.

I will goto a server that already has java installed, tar it, and then extract it to a server that does not have java installed.

Only problem is, I'm unsure if java.bin extracts/installs files to other directories on the box outside of the target destination folder. If that is the case, it makes this more difficult.

Thoco · 07-12-2011, 12:06 PM

If any one else has a response to sending a "yes" and an ENTER to the console, please let me know. Thanks again for any reply's.

The last line in console.txt shows me this: Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no]

Thoco · 07-12-2011, 02:55 PM

Since I cannot get the silent install to work, I have an alternate solution below.

My solution was to perform a standard Java JDK install to one server doing the following: sh java.bin
Once Java was completely installed to my folder of choice, I zipped that folder and all subdirectories to a single file.

Using the following command, I can extract Java and also script the environment variables.

unzip /my/location/jdkfiles.zip -d /

(Note I used / as the location because the full path was listed for all files in the zip)

For the environment variables I simply updated /etc/profile as needed.

Thanks for the idea on tar'ing. I ended up with this solution because of it.

Long term though, it would be nice to figure out how to complete a JDK silent install.

sandwormusmc · 07-12-2011, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thoco

... Long term though, it would be nice to figure out how to complete a JDK silent install.

We ended up using the tar method to solve this, but there was another way that worked okay on the command line, had minor issues in a script, though ...

Code:

# ./jdk-1.6.0.1234.whatever.bin < answer_file.txt

Code:

# cat answer_file.txt
q
yes

Give that a try, also, if you're curious ...

kule · 08-04-2011, 04:15 AM

This is what worked for me and you don't need an answers file:

Code:

./jdk-6uXX-linux-XXX.bin >/dev/null < <(echo y) >/dev/null < <(echo y)

Thoco · 08-04-2011, 12:52 PM

Thank you, Kule!

rohaanembedded · 07-03-2013, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kule

This is what worked for me and you don't need an answers file:

Code:

./jdk-6uXX-linux-XXX.bin >/dev/null < <(echo y) >/dev/null < <(echo y)

Dear sir,
thanks i found this very helpful

Regards
Rohaan