How to Install Oracle Java JDK 8 on PCLinuxOS Easy Guide

How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 8 in PCLinuxOS

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Oracle Java JDK 8 on PCLinuxOS GNU/Linux Desktop.

After Installing you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to 1.8.

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And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.

Finally, the Contents and Details are Essentials and Give Focus only to Instructions and Commands.

1. Download Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK 8:

   Oracle JDK8 i386/x64 .tar.gz

   On the Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK8 Section Select the 32/64-bit Linux Release

2. Double-Click on Archive and Extract into the /tmp Folder.

   

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

   

4. Relocate JDK 8

   su 

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

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

   The above command is used to create a jvm directory if not already there.

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

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

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

5. Finally, to Setup Oracle Java JDK 8

   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

   And for the Java Compiler instead:

   sudo update-alternatives --config javac

6. Getting-Started and Running with JDK 8:

   Quick Start Tutorial for JDK 8 Development

   Java Dev Quick Start

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