How to Install Tomcat 10 on Ubuntu 22.04

How to Install Tomcat 10 on Ubuntu 22.04

This article explains how to install and configure Tomcat 10 on Ubuntu 22.04.

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Apache Tomcat is an open-source web server and Java servlet container. It is one of the most popular choices for building Java-based websites and applications. Tomcat is lightweight, easy to use, has a robust ecosystem of add-ons, and powers many large-scale web applications.

1. Installing Java

Tomcat 10 requires Java version 11 or later to be installed on the system. We’ll install OpenJDK 11 , the open-source implementation of the Java Platform.

Execute the following commands as root or user with sudo privileges to update the packages index and install the OpenJDK 11 JDK package: