Time for action - installing a JDK

There are several versions of the Java Development Kit. In this exercise we're going to install the Java SE Development Kit 6, the most up-to-date version of the JDK at the time of this writing.

1.  If you have an open web browser window from the previous exercise, go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp and look for the most recent Java SE Development Kit (JDK) version:

   

2. Click on the Download button to start downloading the JDK 6 to your computer. You'll need to provide some information about your operating system, as shown in the following screenshot:

   

   Note

   As with the Apache installation exercise, it doesn't matter if you download JDK 6 Update 13 or a more recent update; just be sure it's the JDK SE 6 version.

3. Select Windows in the Platform drop-down list. Select I agree to the Java SE Development Kit 6 License Agreement and click on Continue.

4. Scroll down to the Available Files section on the next web page, and click on the jdk-6u13-windows-i586...