java - Will there be any difference if I install Java from an RPM or just run the binary?

Question

Would there be any technical differences if I installed Java from an RPM versus just running the available binary? I am running on CentOs 6.3 and Java is 1.7

Answer 1

Depends what you mean by "technical differences" and "just running the available binary" but, no, there is no difference to running the bundled RPM version of the JRE/JKD from the exact same JRE/JDK, from the same manufacturer, for the same version, for the same platform and for the same architecture (32/64bit) from a downloaded TGZ.

An Operating System bundled JRE/JDK may have bundled extra libs, security configuration, certificates which may be different to a vanilla TGZ.