How to install tomcat 9?

Question

I can't install tomcat 9 in ubuntu-15.10.Can anyone tell me the process how to install tomcat 9 in ubuntu-15.10?

Answer 1

You can find the instructions for install right here.

They run through 4 steps to install, with superseding steps to run tomcat. Here they are:

1. Verify Java

Tomcat 9 is designed to run on Java SE 8 or later. To check your version, run this command:

java -version

For instructions on installing java, visit this link.

2. Download Tomcat Archive

Download the archive using these commands or download it from tomcat's official download page.

cd /opt
wget http://www.us.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-9/v9.0.0.M1/bin/apache-tomcat-9.0.0.M1.tar.gz
tar xzf apache-tomcat-9.0.0.M1.tar.gz
mv apache-tomcat-9.0.0.M1 tomcat9

3. Configure Environment Variables

Before starting, you'll have to define your CATALINA_HOME variable:

echo "export CATALINA_HOME="/opt/tomcat9"" >> /etc/environment
echo "export JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle"" >> /etc/environment
echo "export JRE_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre"" >> /etc/environment
source ~/.bashrc

4. Setup User Accounts

In the terminal run:

sudo nano $CATALINA_BASE/conf/tomcat-users.xml

and add the following lines between the <tomcat-users> and </tomcat-users> open and close tags:

<!-- user manager can access only manager section -->
<role rolename="manager-gui" />
<user username="manager" password="_SECRET_PASSWORD_" roles="manager-gui" />

<!-- user admin can access manager and admin section both -->
<role rolename="admin-gui" />
<user username="admin" password="_SECRET_PASSWORD_" roles="manager-gui,admin-gui" />

Hope it works!

Answer 2

The link of the mirror provided in tecadmin site might not always work. It gave 404 when I tried to download.

However, the archive always works. Open this link and download your preferred file. There is a documentation at the end of this page, explaining what are the purpose of each of the files.

For ubuntu users:

1. download the .zip/.tar.gz file from the archive,
2. extract it in your desired location,
3. update manager roles in {tomcat-base-dir}/conf/tomcat-users.html(see this link for help).

Hope this works.