Java is a general-purpose computer programming language which is used from many software applications or websites.
Java is available from the Open Source project OpenJDK and freely available from Oracle.
Some Java applications require Oracle Java. This is my case. Here I describe the available solutions.
Install OpenJDK
Use the following command to install OpenJDK
sudo apt-get install default-jre
Install Oracle Java
You can install Oracle Java
- using PPA repository
- with direct download
Personally, I prefer the second method.
Using PPA repository
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
then
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
Direct download
Go to Oracle Downloads at section “Java Platform, Standard Edition” and click the current Java version. Download the JDK from the available options. In this example jdk-8u92-linux-x64.tar.gz (JDK 8u92 for Linux x64).
Move the dowwnloaded file to /opt. Then:
cd /opt
tar xvzf jdk-8u92-linux-x64.tar.gz
Then
sudo nano /etc/environment
add
JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_102
then
source /etc/environment
Test your environment with the following command:
echo $JAVA_HOME
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