I use this : http://awel.domblogger.net/7/special/repoview/oracle-java-jdk.html It's a nosrc.rpm that makes an rpm from the x64 binary tarball. You have to update the spec file for the actual version being used. I don't know if it is the right solution for everyone but it meets my needs just fine, every new Java release I just build it on one machine and distribute the resulting rpm to my other CentOS boxes that need Oracle Java. On 09/04/2015 12:13 PM, Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Years ago the recommended way to install Sun's java was to install from > the tar.gz file because the RPM they supplied did some bad things > (clobbered other files or something...can't remember the details). Is > this still the case with Oracle's java RPM, or is it now safe to > install? > > Ranbir >