5
Setting up the Linux environment
As a best practice, use Zulu OpenJDK 8 and IcedTea-Web to run HDM KVM.
You can obtain the installation packages at the following websites:
•
Zulu OpenJDK:
https://www.azul.com/downloads/zulu/
•
IcedTea-Web:
http://icedtea.wildebeest.org/download/source/
To set up the Linux environment for KVM:
1.
Install the IcedTea-Web plugin:
Use the
yum install
filename
command to install the plugin. The
filename
argument
represents the name of the installation package. In this example, the package name is
icedtea-web.x86_64
.
Figure4-5 Installing the IcedTea-Web plugin
2.
Install the OpenJDK Java environment:
a.
Use either of the following methods to install OpenJDK:
−
If you downloaded the .rpm installation package, execute the
rpm –ivh xxx.rpm
command. The
xxx.rpm
argument represents the package name.
−
If you downloaded the tar.gz package, decompress the package to the /usr/lib/jvm
directory, and then append the following commands to the end of the /etc/profile file:
b.
Verify that OpenJDK 8 has been installed.
Figure4-6 Verifying OpenJDK version
3.
Run HDM KVM:
Double-click the downloaded KVM.jnlp file, and then click
Run
in the dialog box that opens.
