Tomcat prerequisites There are minimal prerequisites to install Tomcat. All you need is a version 1.8 installation of the JDK or newer with the JAVA_HOME environment set up, and optionally the JDK’s ...

Alternatively, the user can start the application from a link on a web page that points to the same URL/JNLP file combination; i.e., the original version from the website.

Java applets fuelled Java’s initial growth. The ability to download code over the network and run it on a variety of desktops offering a rich user interaction proved quite compelling. However ...