Silent Install of JDK and JRE

This week I had a requirement for scripting the installation of the Java 5 JDK and JRE. These instructions require separate install files for the JDK and JRE but will get the job done.

For the JDK, you can place the following in a *.bat file and simply run it from command line:

For the JRE:

Some related links:

• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/sdksilent.html
• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/deployment/deployment-guide/silent.html