How to Install Oracle JDK 8 Antergos Linux Easy Guide

August 14, 2017 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Install Oracle JDK 8 Antergos





Hello Antergos Linux User! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 8 in Antergos GNU/Linux Desktop.

Especially relevant: for Installing Oracle JDK 8 on Antergos you have to Manually Setup it.

Moreover, on the Article Bottom there is a Link for Quick Start with Java JDK 8 Development on Antergos.

Finally, to Make the Entire Easy to Understand and Visualize the Post Includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.

Install Oracle JDK 8 Antergos Linux - Featured
  1. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Install Oracle JDK 8 Antergos Linux - GNOME Launch Terminal
  2. Download Oracle Java SE JDK 8 Linux Release:

  3. Then Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp.

    Install Oracle JDK 8 Antergos Linux - Extraction

  4. Next Relocate Oracle JDK 8
    First, Login as SuperUser to make commands shorter:

    su 

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look:
    Solution

    chmod +x /tmp/jdk1.8*/bin/*
    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.
    And Set the 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. Follow to Setup Needed Symlinks
    First, Copy the Exact Path to Insert in:

    cd /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8*
    pwd

    Select & Ctrl+Shift+c to Copy the Path :)

    cd ..

    Release the potentially existing Symlinks:

    unlink default
    unlink default-runtime

    For the JDK make:

    ln -s [copiedJdkPath] default

    Ctrl+Shift+v to Paste the Path.
    And for JRE:

    ln -s [copiedJdkPath]/jre default-runtime

    With this you Should be Done!

  6. Finally, Test Oracle JDK 8 Java Install.

    java -version

    On the Output simply must Not be present an Openjdk to Certify it…

  7. (Optional) SetUp the Java JDK 8 Environment Variables
    Use the PATH copied in Previous step..

    nano /etc/profile.d/oraclejdk8.sh
    /nexport J2SDKDIR=[copiedJdkPath]/nexport J2REDIR=$J2SDKDIR/jre/nexport JAVA_HOME=$J2SDKDIR/
    

    Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano :)

    nano /etc/profile.d/oraclejdk8.csh
    setenv J2SDKDIR=[copiedJdkPath]
    setenv J2REDIR=$J2SDKDIR/jre
    setenv JAVA_HOME=$J2SDKDIR/
    
  8. Getting-Started with Oracle Java JDK 8 Development


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