Install Oracle SQL Developer on Ubuntu 14.04
The Tutorial shows you How to Install and Getting-Started with Oracle SQL Developer for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS i386/amd64 Linux.
Oracle SQL Developer is a free graphical tool for Oracle 10g/11g/12c Database Development.
With SQL Developer, you can Browse Database Objects, Run SQL Statements and SQL Scripts, and Edit and Debug PL/SQL Statements.
Especially relevant: the Only Requirement for SQL Developer Installation Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty is the Oracle Java Development Kit 8+.

First, Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)Download Oracle SQL Developer for GNU/Linux.
Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp.
Relocate Oracle SQL Developer.
sudo su -c "mv /tmp/sqldeveloper /opt/"
sudo su -c "chmod +x /opt/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper.sh"
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Launching Oracle SQL Developer.
From Terminal:
sudo su -c "ln -s /opt/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper.sh /usr/local/bin/sqldeveloper"
sqldeveloper
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