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I want to setup apache tomcat on my linux distribution .

I Have downloaded apache tomcat from below mentioned link.

Administration Web Application:
Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 5 Downloads

The setup was in following format.
apache-tomcat-5.5.29-admin.tar.gz

Below are the command i have used to install the software.
I have copied the file to / directory
Now there is a folder called apache-tomcat-5.5.29 in my root directory.

I m currently stuck at this step .What should be my next step. i had no trouble installing it on my windows box but since i m new to linux request you to help me install it.

My linux distribution detail:
Java Version:


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I m not even sure whether Administration Web Application: is a correct setup for installing Tomcat

you need to download the tomcat core.

Thanks ,after going through some of readme files i got to know that .

I have now installed core .

Now whenever i run startup.sh .It says
What should be the next step?
How can i determine whether the java installed on my os or not.
Output of java -version


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I have somehow managed to run startup.sh



Now how do i access the home page of tomcat?

Code:

 
JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/   # Java Directory you can change youur java home dir if different
export JAVA_HOME

Add the code service user (root or which user ) profile (.bash_profile) or startup.sh file

Bu default it runs on port 8080:

Code:

http://hostname:8080

You can always change to to whatever you like by editing

Code:

$CATALINA_HOME/conf/server.xml

Tomcat packages also includes some examples, they are located in

Code:

$CATALINA_HOME/webapps/examples

Finally, it looks like you are launching Tomcat as root which is *highly* discouraged.

As i m new to linux can u please explain how would i avoid this?

Under UNIX all ports <1024 are "privileged" ports.
As a non-root user you cannot use ports < 1024. To my knowledge it is best to use "jsvc" (daemon mode). Try this scenario:
Installing Tomcat with commons-daemon (jsvc) - waelchatila.com

Another possibility is to put Tomcat behind an Apache HTTP-server and connect to Tomcat through the ajp13 protocol.

Regards, Qube