Open JDK 12 (recommended)

1. Required files (click to download)

   1. crystal.tar.gz

2. Install Java

   # download and install the library
   wget https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk12.0.1/69cfe15208a647278a19ef0990eea691/12/GPL/openjdk-12.0.1_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
   tar xvf openjdk-12.0.1_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
   mv jdk-12.0.1 /usr/lib/
   
   # set the java version
   cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/profile.d/jdk12.sh
   export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jdk-12.0.1
   export PATH=\$PATH:\$JAVA_HOME/bin
   EOF
   source /etc/profile.d/jdk12.sh
   
   #verify the install was successful 
   echo $JAVA_HOME
   java -version
   
   # make a symbolic link for the command pcr360 is using
   mkdir -p /usr/java/latest/bin
   ln -s /usr/lib/jdk-12.0.1/bin/java /usr/java/latest/bin/java

3. Install Crystal Reports

   # extract the crystal library
   tar -xzvf crystal.tar.gz -C /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/
   
   #set file permissions
   chmod 644 -R /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/crystal.jar /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/lib/
   chmod 755 /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/lib
   
   # set file ownership
   chown -R ${APACHE_USER}:root /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/crystal.jar /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/lib/
   
   # overwrite the crystal.jar with the altered one for OpenJDK
   tar -xzvf ./lib/openjdk.crystal.tar.gz
   rm -f /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/crystal.jar
   mv crystal.jar /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/
   chmod 644 -R /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/crystal.jar
   
   # install the required fonts
   tar -xzvf fonts.tar.gz
   mv fonts /usr/lib/jdk-12.0.1/lib/
   fc-cache -rv
   
   

Oracle Java 8 (not recommended)

This library is outdated and not recommended. The newer versions are no longer open source and may not be used without a license.

1. Required files (click to download)

   1. crystal.tar.gz

2. Install Java

   dnf -y localinstall jdk-8u60-linux-x64.rpm
   ln -sfn /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_60/bin/java /usr/bin/java
   ls -la /usr/bin/java
   

3. Install the Crystal Reports

   # extract the crystal library
   tar -xzvf crystal.tar.gz -C /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/
   
   #set file permissions
   chmod 644 -R /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/crystal.jar /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/lib/
   chmod 755 /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/lib
   
   # set file ownership
   chown -R ${APACHE_USER}:root /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/crystal.jar /var/www/pcr360/prod/external/lib/