Install Apache Tomcat on Linux

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∟Install Apache Tomcat on Linux

This section provides a tutorial example on how to install Apache Tomcat on Linux systems.

Install Apache Tomcat on a Linux system is easy. Here is how I did on a CentOS 8 system.

1. Make that JRE (Java Runtime Environment) is installed and working:

herong$ java -version 

openjdk version "17.0.1" 2021-10-19 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment 21.9 (build 17.0.1+12-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 21.9 (build 17.0.1+12-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)

2. Go to Tomcat archive Website at archive.apache.org/dist/tomcat/ and click on the latest stable version number, "tomcat-10/v10.1.9/bin".

3. Click on the *.tar.gz file, apache-tomcat-10.1.9.tar.gz, to download it. You can also use the "wget" command to download it without using a Web browser:

wget downloads.apache.org/tomcat/tomcat-10/v10.1.20/bin/apache-tomcat-10.1.20.tar.gz

4. Install it to the TOMCAT_HOME directory like "/opt/tomcat":

herong$ tar -xzf apache-tomcat-10.1.20.tar.gz 
herong$ sudo mv apache-tomcat-10.1.20 $TOMCAT_HOME

4. Verify the installation:

herong$ sudo $TOMCAT_HOME/bin/catalina.sh version 

Using CATALINA_BASE:   /opt/tomcat
Using CATALINA_HOME:   /opt/tomcat
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /opt/tomcat/temp
Using JRE_HOME:        /usr
Using CLASSPATH:       /opt/tomcat/bin/bootstrap.jar
                       :/opt/tomcat/bin/tomcat-juli.jar
Using CATALINA_OPTS:   
Server version: Apache Tomcat/10.1.20
Server built:   Mar 19 2024 12:49:58 UTC
Server number:  10.1.20.0
OS Name:        Linux
OS Version:     4.18.0-193.el8.x86_64
Architecture:   amd64
JVM Version:    17.0.1+12-LTS
JVM Vendor:     Red Hat, Inc.