(Note 2008-12-16: I am not sure this step is necessary.  Tomcat maybe built in...)

My understanding is that the Apache HTTP server is great at serving static HTML web pages but tomcat excels at serving up JSP(Java Server Pages).  JSP is typically dynamic in nature. I am not sure how or why but that is another discussion. This step is not needed as ofBiz comes with a built in tomcat server.  I am not sure how it works or why.  If for some reason it makes sense to install tomcat6 these are the steps to follow.

Launch - Computer - Install Software

Select Filter Search and enter the search term "tomcat"

Near the middle of the list place a check in tomcat6

Click on "Accept"

Click "Continue" for additional dependencies

Install mysql.  MySQL is an open source high performance database program.  This is where all your data will be stored.

Launch - Computer - Install Software

Select Filter Search and enter the search term "mysql"

Near the middle of the list place a check in mysql.

Click on "Accept"

Click "Continue" for additional dependencies

Install mysql-connector-java.  This is the program for Java to communicate with mySQL.

Launch - Computer - Install Software

Select Filter Search and enter the search term "mysql"

Near the middle of the list place a check in the box for mysql-connector-java

Click on "Accept"

Click "Continue" for additional dependencies