Oracle JDK 8 Quick Start for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Oracle-Sun Java SE JDK 8 for Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty GNU/Linux Desktop/Server.
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 Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Bottom there are Links for Quick Start with Java JDK 8 Development with the Best Java 8 IDEs: Eclipse, NetBeans & IntelliJ IDEA.
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 Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty are Expressly Minimal to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)
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Open a Shell session
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
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Download Oracle Java SE JDK8 for Linux.
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Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into
/tmp
Or from Shell:tar xvzf ~/Downloads/jdk-8*.tar.gz -C /tmp/
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Relocate JDK 8.
sudo su
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
Set the root 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/
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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. :)
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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
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Test New Java JDK 8 Installation.
java -version
Java 8 IDEs Installation on Ubuntu
How to Install Eclipse for Java 8 Development on Ubuntu: Installing Eclipse IDE for Java 8 on Ubuntu.
How to Install Netbeans 8 IDE for Java on Ubuntu: Installing NetBeans IDE for Java Development on Ubuntu.
How to Install IntelliJ IDEA 2023 for Java Dev on Ubuntu: Installing IntelliJ IDEA for Java on Ubuntu.
Now Thanks to Oracle-Sun Corporation you are able to Successfully Start Up with Java 8 Development.
Welcome to Java 8 Challenge! ;)