Setup JBoss on Ubuntu 8.1.0 Server Edition

jbosslogo A recent task was to setup a JBoss Application Server on a Linux box. I created an Ubuntu 8.10 server virtual machine on a VMware Workstation. This was a fresh install of the core operating system only, no optional installation packages were added during the installation. I started from scratch, as too many guides make too many assumptions in their build. I am new to this, and this is what worked for me. JBoss requires JAVA JDK 1.4+ to run. This guide picks up from after the installation of the Ubuntu 8.1.0 Server Edition and at the command prompt.

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As I continue to practice various installations on different Linux distributions, the steps are becoming leaner and more efficient.

Procedure

  • Download and Install Java 
    sudo apt-get install sun-java6-JDK
  • Download JBoss 
    wget "http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/jboss/jems-installer-1.2.0.GA.jar"
  • Install JBoss
    Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=230721

    java -jar jems-installer-1.2.0.GA.jar -installGroup default installpath=/home/admin or whatever username/jbossfolder
  • Launch vi to edit path 
    sudo vi /etc/profile
  • Edit path in profile 
    JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-sun
export"export JDK_HOME="${java_home}"
export PATH="${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${PATH}"
  • Go to folder to launch 
    cd /home/ubuntu/jboss-install/bin
  • Run JBoss 
    ./run.sh -b 192.168.1.126 all

The Result
In my web browser on another workstation, http://192.168.1.126:8080/web-console/
The default account information
user: admin
pass: admin

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