How to Install Oracle JDK 9 on Debian 32-64bit GNU+Linux Easy Guide

April 25, 2017 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Oracle JDK 9 Quick Start for Debian

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install and Getting-Started with the Oracle-Sun Official Java SE JDK 9 on Debian 6-Squeeze/7-Wheezy/8-Jessie/9-Stretch/10-Buster/11-Bullseye/12-Bookworm i386/Amd64 GNU/Linux Desktop/Server.

To SetUp Oracle JDK you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to 1.9 JDK9.

The Powerful Java 9 New Features:.

Java REPL Shell jshell
Full support for HTTP 2.0, new HTTP client that implement HTTP 2.0 and websockets
Java Microbenchmarking Harness
Java Process API Boost
Debugging in Production

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 9 on Debian are Expressly Minimal to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)

getting-started with Oracle JDK 9 on Debian - Featured

Open a Shell session
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Download Oracle Java SE JDK 9 for Linux.

Oracle JDK 9 i586/x8664 tar.gz

Oracle JDK 9
Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp
Or from Shell:
```
tar xvzf ~/Downloads/jdk-9*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
```
Relocate Java JDK 9.
```
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/jdk-9
```
Reiterate the Execution Permission over the Java binaries:
```
chmod -R +x /tmp/jdk-9/bin
```
Finally, Shift the Java contents with:
```
mv /tmp/jdk-9 /usr/lib/jvm/
```

Installing Oracle Java JDK 9
You can directly Copy & Paste the Commands into Terminal..

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-9/bin/java 1065

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-9/bin/javac 1065

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-9/bin/jar 1065

update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-9/bin/javaws 1065

Checking or Setting the System Java Version in Use with

update-alternatives --config java

And for the Java Compiler instead:

sudo update-alternatives --config javac

To Switch of Java Version Just Enter the Selection Number on First, Column. :)

(Optional) Setting JAVA_HOME User Environment Variable.
```
su [myUserName]
```
Or simply:
```
exit
```
And Edit the Bash environment Configuration file
```
nano $HOME/.bashrc
```
Append:
```
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-9
```
Possibly to Check the JDK 9 exact PATH use in another window:
```
ls /usr/lib/jvm/
```
Ctr+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor :)
Next to Load the New Bash Environment:
```
bash
```
Test New Java JDK 9 Installation.
```
java -version
```

How to Install Netbeans IDE for Java on Debian:
Setup NetBeans Java for Linux.

Now Thanks to Oracle-Sun Corporation you are able to Successfully Start Up with Java 9 Development.

Welcome to Java 9 New Dev Env! ;)

How to Install Eclipse IDE for Java on Debian:
Setup Eclipse Java for Linux.

How to Install IntelliJ IDEA for Java on Debian:
Setup IntelliJ Java for Linux.