System: Mint Linux 8.0

Step 1: Download the installation file from http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/index.html

Step 2: Extract the installation file, (if you want to use terminal in linux, here is the command: “tar xvzf apache-tomcat-6.0.14.tar.gz”)

Step 3: move to the extracted folder to “/usr/local/tomcat”( Linux Command: sudo mv apache-tomcat-6.0.14 /usr/local/tomcat)

Step 4(optional): If you want the Tomcat server start automatically when your computer boots up, just follow the below instructions: 

. go to the directory “/etc/init.d/tomcat’ and create the file named “tomcat”

. Copy and paste the following bash script: 

# Tomcat auto-start

#

# description: Auto-starts tomcat

# processname: tomcat

# pidfile: /var/run/tomcat.pid

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun

case $1 in

start)

sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/startup.sh

;; 

stop) 

sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh

;; 

restart)

sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh

sh /usr/local/tomcat/bin/startup.sh

;; 

esac 

exit 0

Step 5: Link this script to the startup folder by using these command: 

sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/tomcat /etc/rc1.d/K99tomcat

sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/tomcat /etc/rc2.d/S99tomcat

Step 6: Reboot or logout your computer. If the server doesn’t start automatically, open the terminal and execute the command: “sudo service tomcat start”

Note: If you want to stop your server, (trust me, you have to do this if you use Eclipse IDE) use the command in terminal: “sudo service tomcat stop”.

After following those steps, you install Apache Tomcat Server successfully.

Good luck