[CentOS] HOW do I get Java 1.7 64-bit?

[Heng Su]

Just download a jdk 1.7 from Oracle site. just extract it and config the 
PATH is OK.
Why you want use yum install?

Regards.
Su Heng

On 07/19/2012 04:23 PM, Nux! wrote:
> On 19.07.2012 07:25, John J. Boyer wrote:
>> What should I specify in the yum install command? I have CentOS 5.8,
>> fully updated, but it still has Java 1.6.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> John
> Hello John,
>
> That's because this is the current stable version supported by RedHat
> in its enterprise offerings. Not sure when OpenJDK 1.7 will land, if at
> all. Fedora 17 has 1.7 already.
>