How to change the Java installation directory

Chef Infra (archive)
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Hi

I am trying to install Java 8 on windows. By default, it is installing in directory "C:\Program files\Java". But I want to install the java at another location.

Kindly help me out. Find the below chef code to install Java8

# Download Java_8 from remote directory on chef-client node
remote_file "#{Chef::Config['file_cache_path']}/jdk.exe" do
  source  "#{node['shared_resources']['java_8']['download_url']}"
  remote_domain "#{node['shared_resources']['domain']}"
  remote_user "#{node['shared_resources']['user_name']}"
  remote_password "#{node['shared_resources']['password']}"
end

execute "Java" do
	cwd "#{Chef::Config['file_cache_path']}"
	command "jdk.exe"
end

windows_env 'JAVA_HOME' do
	value "#{ENV['ProgramW6432']}\\Java\\#{node['java']['directory_name']}"
end

# Set the path of JAVA_HOME in in PATH environment variable
windows_env 'Path' do
	value "#{ENV['ProgramW6432']}\\Java\\#{node['java']['directory_name']}\\bin\\;#{ENV['Path']}"
	action :modify
end

# delete jdk-8u181-windows-x64.exe
file "#{Chef::Config['file_cache_path']}/jdk.exe" do
	action :delete
end

Regards,
Deepak

2

Hi Deepak,

Looks like you can provide an argument to the jdk command to set the installation directory.

Try altering you command property of your execute resource to this:

jdk.exe /s INSTALLDIR=C:\my-custom-dir