How to Install Oracle JDK 8 on Zorin 32-64bit Linux Easy Guide

Install Oracle JDK 8 on Zorin 6/7/8/9

The Tutorial shows you in Easy-Steps How to Install Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK 8 i586/x8664 for Linux Zorin 6-7-8-9 i386/Amd64 Desktop.

At this Time the Oracle JDK 8 is Still in Early Release stage and is Maintained in the OpenJDK Development Repositories.

To SetUp Oracle JDK in you may need to make use of the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java.

Some Java 8 Features:

• LAMBDA Expressions Programming
• The Stream API
• The Nashorn Javascript Engine

To the How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 8 in Zorin Bottom there is a Link for Quick Start with Java JDK 8 Development and also to Install the Eclipse IDE for Java on Zorin Linux.

Moreover, to Make the Process Easier to Visualize the Post Includes the Basic Screenshots of the Steps Involved.

The Contents and Details of How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 8 in Zorin Linux are Expressly Minimal to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)

1. Download Oracle Java SE JDK 8 for Linux.

   Oracle JDK8 i586/x8664 tar.gz

   Get Oracle JDK8 .tar.gz

2. Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into
   /tmp
   Or from Shell:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/jdk-8*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

   

3. Open a Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   

4. Relocate JDK 8

   sudo su

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
   Make a jvm Directory if Not already there with

   if [ ! -d "/usr/lib/jvm" ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi

   sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/jdk1.8*

   Reiterate the Execution Permission over the Java binaries

   chmod -R +x /tmp/jdk1.8*/bin

   Finally, Shift the Java contents with

   mv /tmp/jdk1.8* /usr/lib/jvm/

5. Installing Oracle Java JDK 8
   You can directly Copy & Paste the Commands into Terminal..

   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*/bin/java 1065
   

   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*/bin/javac 1065
   

   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*/bin/jar 1065
   

   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*/bin/javaws 1065
   

   Checking or Setting the System Java Version in Use with

   update-alternatives --config java
   

   To Switch of Java Version Just Enter the Selection Number on First, Column. :)

6. Setting JAVA_HOME User Environment Variable (Optional).

   su [myUserName]

   Or simply:

   exit

   And Edit the Bash environment Configuration file

   nano $HOME/.bashrc

   Append:

   export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8[uX]

   Replace the [uX] Looking for the Installed Java 8 Version with:

   ls /usr/lib/jvm/

   Ctr+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor :)
   Load New Bash Config:

   bash

7. Test New Java JDK 8 Installation.

   java -version

Now Thanks to Oracle-Sun Corporation you are able to Successfully Start with Java JDK 8 Use & Development.

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