How to Install Oracle JDK 8 Arch Linux Easy Guide

January 6, 2015 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Install Oracle JDK 8 Arch GNU/Linux

Hello Arch Linux User! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 8 in Arch Linux x8664 GNU/Linux Desktop.

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

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

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

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

In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
Download Oracle Java SE JDK 8 Linux Release:
Oracle JDK8 x64 tar.gz

On the Java SE JDK Section Select the x64.tar.gz Release
Then Double-Click on Archive and Extract Into /tmp.
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/
```
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!
Finally, Test Oracle JDK 8 Java Install.
```
java -version
```
On the Output simply must Not be present an Openjdk to Certify it…

(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/

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