I use this as a common java installer script. it also installs commonly used utilities that I need. aimed at centos 7. I use it with new docker containers most of the time.

Instructions I used for the for the install can be found here

##Install Stuff This script installs basic utilities :

• iproute
• openssh-*
• initscripts
• vim
• wget
• curl
• telnet
• nc
• lynx

##Setup Java

• The download and extract happens in the /opt directory
• Adds the setup details to alternatives
• Sets up the environment variables.