Java SE 7 Java SE 7.0 (first release of JDK 7) is no longer the most current release of Java SE Please visit our Java SE download page to get the latest version of. In the previous article we have discussed how to install OpenJDK java on ubuntu from the standard Ubuntu repository or Oracle's Java JDK 7 using. I am trying to install the Java Development Kit (JDK) on Ubuntu Linux distro, but I am unable to install it. What are the steps to install it on Ubuntu?

Referring to question, How to install 'Open JDK' (Java developement kit) in Ubuntu (Linux)? • Open Terminal from Application Dash or press Ctrl+ Alt+ T • Update repository: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openjdk-r/ppa sudo apt-get update • Run the following command in Terminal: sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-source #this is optional, the jdk source code • Type commandline as below. Apt-cache search jdk (Note: openjdk-8-jdk is symbolically used here. You can choose the JDK version as per your requirement.) • For 'JAVA_HOME' (Environment Variable) type command as shown below, in 'Terminal' using your installation path. Export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk (Note: '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk' is symbolically used here just for demostration.

You should use your path as per your installation.) • For 'PATH' (Environment Variable) type command as shown below, in 'Terminal' using your installation path. Export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk/bin (Note: '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk' is symbolically used here just for demostration. You should use your path as per your installation.) • Check for 'open jdk' installation, just type command in 'Terminal' as shown below javac -version. You can install Oracle's JDK 1.7 fairly easily too; as an example this is how to install JDK 1.7.0_13; • Download the JDK.

The download to the newest version is always linked from. As root, do; cd /usr/local tar xzf As your normal user, add or change these two lines in your ~/.profile to point to the installation; export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk1.7.0_13 export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin If it's an update, you may also want to remove the old java installation directory in /usr/local. Log out and in again (or do. ~/.profile), and everything should just work. The downside with Oracle's JDK is that it won't update with the rest of your system like OpenJDK will, so I'd mostly consider it if you're running programs that require it. In case you have already downloaded the ZIP file follow these steps. Run the following command to unzip your file.

Tar -xvf ~/Downloads/jdk-7u3-linux-i586.tar.gz sudo mkdir -p /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0 sudo mv jdk1.7.0_03/* /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/ sudo update-alternatives --install '/usr/bin/java' 'java' '/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/java' 1 sudo update-alternatives --install '/usr/bin/javac' 'javac' '/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javac' 1 sudo update-alternatives --install '/usr/bin/javaws' 'javaws' '/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javaws' 1 After installation is complete, set environment variables as follows. Edit the system path in file /etc/profile: sudo gedit /etc/profile Add the following lines at the end. JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0 PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin export JAVA_HOME export PATH Source.

OpenJDK is OK for the most cases, but Oracle JDK can be required for some bank client applications (my case) - I can't use OpenJDK. I'm surprised that I don't see any answer with default method (repository without external PPAs) in Ubuntu 12.10+ for Oracle's JDK - will try to describe it. Vector Magic Full Version Mac on this page. • install: sudo apt-get install java-package • download Oracle JDK from • make debian package from downloaded.tar.gz archive: make-jpkg jdk-YOUR_VERSION-linux-PLATFORM.tar.gz this command will produce.deb package • install package with your favourite way (for example, sudo dpkg -i oracle-java8-jdk_8u40_amd64.deb) It's officially supported way from debian developers for installing Oracle JDK, and I suppose it's very simple. Installing Java 8 on Ubuntu First you need to add webupd8team Java PPA repository in your system and install Oracle Java 8 using following set of commands.