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Comment: update JDK vs JRE details

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Oracle Java JDK 7 or OpenJDK 7

OpenJDK download and installation instructions can be found here http://openjdk.java.net/install/.  Most operating systems provide an easy path to install OpenJDK. Just be sure to install the full JDK (development kit), and not the JRE (which is often the default example).

Oracle's Java can be downloaded from the following location: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html. The Make sure to download the appropriate version of the Java SE JDK version is fine, J2EE is not required for DSpace.OpenJDK download and installation instructions can be found here http://openjdk.java.net/.

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titleMake sure to install the JDK and not just the JRE

 At this time, DSpace requires the full JDK (Java Development Kit) be installed, rather than just the JRE (Java Runtime Environment).  So, please be sure that you are installing the full JDK and not just the JRE.

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Be aware that Tomcat 7 uses Java 1.6 to compile JSPs by default. See information about Tomcat below on how to configure it to use Java 1.7 for JSPs. Tomcat 8 uses Java 1.7 for JSPs by default. If you use another Servlet Contain please refer to its documentation on this matter.

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