Oracle JDK 8 Quick Start on SuperX
The Tutorial shows you in Easy-Steps How to Install Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK 8 i586/x8664 for SuperX 2/3 GNU+Linux i386/Amd64 KDE Desktop.
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 SuperX Bottom there is a Link for Quick Start with Java JDK 8 Development and also to Install the NetBeans Java 8 IDE.
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 SuperX are Expressly Minimal to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)

Open a File Manager Window
Cmd/Win & Search ‘Computer’Download Oracle Java SE JDK8 for Linux.
Right-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
Or from Shell:tar ~/Downloads/xvzf jdk-8*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
Right Click on Background > Actions > ‘Open Terminal Here’
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands on Shell)Relocate JDK 8.
sudo su
You will be prompted to Insert the SuperUser Password
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
Make a jvm Directory if Not already there withif [ ! -d "/usr/lib/jvm" ]; then mkdir /usr/lib/jvm; fi
sudo chown -R root:root /tmp/jdk1.8*
chmod -R +x /tmp/jdk1.8*/bin
mv /tmp/jdk1.8* /usr/lib/jvm/
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. :)
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
Test New Java JDK 8 Installation.
java -version
How to Install Eclipse Java on SuperX
How to Install Netbeans 8 IDE for Java on SuperX
Now Thanks to Oracle-Sun Corporation you are able to Successfully Start Up with Java 8 Development.
Welcome to Java 8 Challenge! ;)