Follow the steps to install tomcat7 system wide but before that install java.
Open a terminal by Ctrl+Alt+T
1.Run the following command to install tomcat7
sudo apt-get install tomcat7
This command will install tomcat7 with default settings under ROOT. Then open a browser and
go to http://localhost:8080/ . A defualt page will display "It works..." .
2. Install tomcat documentation by the following command
sudo apt-get install tomcat7-docs
3. Install web apps to administer tomcat server
sudo apt-get install tomcat7-admin
4.Now to access manager webapp and the host-manager webapp page (This link will be there at "It works" page). username and password is required. To set username and password centrally
sudo su
sudo gedit /etc/tomcat7/tomcat-users.xml
Above command will open a text editor. Then find the following lines in that editor
<tomcat-users>
..........
<tomcat-users/ >
Then inside this tag put the following lines:
use your own username and password.
To get the effect now restart the tomcat service by the following command
sudo service tomcat7 restart
After completing this task use the username and password when authentication pop up comes.
This will let you administer the tomcat through web interface.
5. If it is required to change the HTTP connector port which is by default 8080 to avoid conflict
sudo gedit /etc/tomcat7/server.xml
Above command will open a text editor. Now find the following lines and change the port 8080
to the desired one.
<Connector port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1"connectionTimeout="20000"
URIEncoding="UTF-8"
redirectPort="8443"/ >
To get the effect now restart the tomcat service by the following command
sudo service tomcat7 restart
Now open a web browser and go to http://localhost:yourport/ . "It works".... will be displayed.
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