Install Java on Ubuntu
Here are the steps to install Java on Ubuntu.
- Remove OpenJDK, if you have it installed:
$ sudo apt-get purge openjdk*
2. install the software-properties-common package:
$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
3. Add the PPA:
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
4. Update the repo index:
$ sudo apt-get update
5. Install Java
5.1 Install Java 8:
$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
5.2 install Java 7:
$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
5.3 install Java 6:
$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer