How to Install Oracle JDK 8 on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety 32-64bit Linux Easy Guide

March 21, 2017 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Oracle JDK 8 Quick Start for Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK 8 for Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak i386/Amd64 GNU/Linux Desktop/Server.

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 Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Bottom there are Links for Quick Start with Java JDK 8 Development with the Best Java 8 IDEs: Eclipse, NetBeans & IntelliJ IDEA.

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 Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety are Expressly Minimal to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)

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  1. Open a Shell session
    Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

    Install Oracle JDK 8 on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety - Open Terminal Window

  2. Download Oracle Java SE JDK8 for Linux.

    Oracle JDK8 i586/x8664 tar.gz
  3. Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into
    /tmp

    Or from Shell:

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

    Install Oracle JDK 8 on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety - Java JDK 8 tar.gz Extraction Path

  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

    Set the root superUser as owner

    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
  8. Java 8 IDEs Installation on Ubuntu

    How to Install Eclipse for Java 8 Development on Ubuntu: Installing Eclipse IDE for Java 8 on Ubuntu.

    How to Install Netbeans 8 IDE for Java on Ubuntu: Installing NetBeans IDE for Java Development on Ubuntu.

    How to Install IntelliJ IDEA 2023 for Java Dev on Ubuntu: Installing IntelliJ IDEA for Java on Ubuntu.

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

    Welcome to Java 8 Challenge! ;)


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