How to Install Oracle JDK 10 on Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS Easy Guide

Install Oracle JDK 10 Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial

Hello Xubuntu User! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install Oracle JDK 10 on Xubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS GNU/Linux Desktop.

And to SetUp Oracle JDK 10 for Xubuntu 16.04 you will need to Use the update-alternatives Tool to Update your System Java to 1.10.

The JDK 10 New Features:.

• A local-variable type inference
• A clean garbage collector interface
• Parallel full garbage collection
• Enabling HotSpot to allocate the object heap on an alternative memory device
• Enabling the Grall Java-based just-in-time compiler experimental in Linux/x64
• Consolidation of the repositories of the JDK forest into a single one
• Application class-data sharing, for executing a callback on threads without performing a global VM safepoint
• Thread-local handshakes
• Provision of a default set of root certificate authority certificates in the JDK

Finally, the Contents and Details of Oracle JDK 10 on Xubuntu 16.04 Install are Expressly Minimal to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)

1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Download Oracle Java SE JDK 10 for Linux.

   Oracle JDK 10 Linux tar.gz

   Oracle JDK 10

3. Double-Click on the tar.gz Archive and Extract into /tmp
   Or from Shell:

   tar xvzf ~/Downloads/jdk-10*.tar.gz -C /tmp/

   

4. Relocate Java JDK 10.

   sudo 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-10*

   Reiterate the Execution Permission over the Java binaries:

   chmod -R +x /tmp/jdk-10*/bin

   Finally, Shift the Java contents with:

   mv /tmp/jdk-10* /usr/lib/jvm/

5. Installing Oracle Java JDK 10
   You can directly Copy & Paste the Commands into Terminal..

   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-10*/bin/java 1065

   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-10*/bin/javac 1065

   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-10*/bin/jar 1065

   update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk-10*/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. :)

   

6. (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-10*

   Possibly to Check the JDK 10 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

7. Finally, Test New Java JDK 10 Installation.

   java -version

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Now Thanks to Oracle-Sun Corporation you are able to Successfully Start Up with Java 10 Development.