how to setup tomcat in ubuntu from apt-get

Installationsudo apt-get install tomcat5.5

sudo apt-get install tomcat5.5-admin

sudo apt-get install tomcat5.5-webapps

START/STOP or RESTART tomcat

/etc/init.d/tomcat5.5 [start | stop | restart]

Installation directories

/var/lib/tomcat5.5

/usr/share/tomcat5.5

/usr/share/tomcat5.5-webapps

DO NOT FOLLOW THIS PROCESS

download apache-tomcat-5.5.17 from tomcat.apache.org

extract the folder into the desktop

to start tomcat

>sudo ./startup.sh start

to stop tomcat

>sudo ./startup.sh stop

to deploy war files in tomcat

>sudo java -jar bootstrap.jar

Automatic Starting

To make tomcat automatically start when we boot up the computer, you can add a script to make it auto-start and shutdown.

sudo vi /etc/init.d/tomcat

Now paste in the following:

# 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

You'll need to make the script executable by running the chmod command:

sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/tomcat

The last step is actually linking this script to the startup folders with a symbolic link. Execute these two commands and we should be on our way.

sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/tomcat /etc/rc1.d/K99tomcat
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/tomcat /etc/rc2.d/S99tomcat

Tomcat should now be fully installed and operational. Enjoy!