Installing oracle java 8 in ubuntu 16.04 ELT server

Hi,

Follow below article to install oracle java 8 in ubuntu server (desktop).

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-java-with-apt-get-on-ubuntu-16-04


Installing Oracle JDK steps :

1) Install oracle PPA's and update package repository

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
$ sudo apt-get update

2) Install oracle 8 java

$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

3) Manage java (if there are multiple java installations are available, chose a one by typing below command)

sudo update-alternatives --config java

4) Configuring JAVA_HOME environment variable

Type below command to open environment file with nano editor 
sudo nano /etc/environment

at the end of the file add below path 
JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle"

Save the file and come back to command prompt and then issue below command to reload the environment variable. 
source /etc/environment

check JAVA_HOME path at command by issuing below command
echo $JAVA_HOME 

after issuing above command, you should get below path usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle


I hope this help you and for open jdk or other versions of java installation refer to the link
provided at the beginning of the post.


- Sadakar Pochampalli