I have Ubuntu 9.10, and Im not a root. This server contains JDK, but I need some updates (change local policy), and its easy for me to use package Java. E.g. on Windows I downloaded jdk1.6.0_05, set JAVA_HOME, and didn`t have any problems.
Is it possible to download full JDK to my home directory, export $JAVA_HOME without any installation manipulation?
You can download the JDK from here. If you are able to modify the server’s environment, you can try to modify the $JAVA_HOME. If your server is running with lower privileges under another user, you have to do this with this user.