Gua para instalar el jdk en centos 6

1. Descargar el jdk de http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/i

ndex.html
2. cambiar usuario a root
sudo -i
## OR ##
su 3. Instalar el paquete jdk
## JDK 32-bit ##
rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jdk-8u60-linux-i586.rpm
## JDK 64-bit ##
rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jdk-8u60-linux-x64.rpm
## JRE 32-bit ##
rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jre-8u60-linux-i586.rpm
## JRE 64-bit ##
rpm -Uvh /path/to/binary/jre-8u60-linux-x64.rpm
4. Instalar Sun/Oracle JDK java, javaws, libjavaplugin.so (for Firefox/Mozilla)
y javac con el comendo alternatives install
SI UTILIZA Java JDK latest version (/usr/java/latest)
## java ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/jre/bin/java 200000
## javaws ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/latest/jre/bin/javaws 20
0000
## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ##
alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.s
o /usr/java/latest/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 200000
## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ##
alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin
.so.x86_64 /usr/java/latest/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 200000
## Install javac only if you installed JDK (Java Development Kit) package ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/java/latest/bin/javac 200000
alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/java/latest/bin/jar 200000
Si utiliza una ruta absoluta donde se encuentra instalado el JDK (/usr/java/jdk1
.8.0_60)
## java ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60/jre/bin/java 200
000
## javaws ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60/jre/bin/java
ws 200000
## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ##
alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.s
o /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 200000

## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ##

alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin
.so.x86_64 /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 200000
## Install javac only if you installed JDK (Java Development Kit) package ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60/bin/javac 2000
00
alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60/bin/jar 200000
Si es Java JRE latest version (/usr/java/latest)
## java ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/latest/bin/java 200000
## javaws ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/latest/bin/javaws 200000
## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ##
alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.s
o /usr/java/latest/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 200000
## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ##
alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin
.so.x86_64 /usr/java/latest/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 200000
Si es Java JRE absolute version (/usr/java/jre1.8.0_60)
## java ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/java/jre1.8.0_60/bin/java 200000
## javaws ##
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/java/jre1.8.0_60/bin/javaws 2
00000
## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 32-bit ##
alternatives --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.s
o /usr/java/jre1.8.0_60/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so 200000
## Java Browser (Mozilla) Plugin 64-bit ##
alternatives --install /usr/lib64/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin
.so.x86_64 /usr/java/jre1.8.0_60/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 200000
5. Revisar las versiones de java, javac, javaws y libjavaplugin.so
java -version
javaws
javac -version
Extra. Cambiar la versin entre OpenJDK y Sun/Oracle Java JDK/JRE 6, 7 y 8.
alternatives --config java
alternatives --config javaws
##libjavaplugin.so (32-bit)
alternatives --config libjavaplugin.so
##libjavaplugin.so.x86_64 (64-bit)
alternatives --config libjavaplugin.so.x86_64
alternatives --config javac

6. Post-Installation Setup
Agregar en /etc/profile.d/java.sh o en $HOME/.bash_profile lo siguiente
## export JAVA_HOME JDK/JRE ##
export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/latest"
Si la version es especifica, por ejemplo (/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60)
## export JAVA_HOME JDK ##
export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60"
## export JAVA_HOME JRE ##
export JAVA_HOME="/usr/java/jre1.8.0_60"

Fuente: http://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2014/install-oracle-java-8-on-fedo
ra-centos-rhel/