Install Java Jdk On Ubuntu Linux Iso
Posted By admin On 07/04/19In this guide, you'll learn how to manually install Java 8 on Ubuntu 16.04. The instructions in this tutorial will work on other versions of Ubuntu as well, including 14.04, 16.10, and 17.04.
Prerequisites
In this guide, you'll learn how to manually install Java 8 on Ubuntu 16.04. The instructions in this tutorial will work on other versions of Ubuntu as well, including 14.04, 16.10, and 17.04. This guide teaches how to install Java JDK 9 on Debian and RPM-based Linux distributions. It also demonstrates configuring environment variables.
- A text editor, whether it's
vi
,vim
,emacs
, etc.
Step 1: Download the latest JDK
It is recommended that you install only the latest JDK.
Step 2: Extract JDK to Java's default location
Create a jvm
folder in /usr/lib/
which is the default location for Java.
Go to the created /usr/lib/jvm
folder.
Extract the downloaded JDK.
Installing Java Jdk On Linux
Step 3: Set environment variables
Edit the environment
file.
Update the existing PATH
variable by adding the below bin
folders, separated with a colon :
.
Install Java Jdk Ubuntu
HOME
directory paths can be different based on version and update,here the version is 1.8
and the update is 151
. Add the below variables at the end of environment file, making changes for your specific version and update.
The environment
file should now be similar to this text:
Save changes and close the file.
Step 4: Inform Ubuntu about the installed location
Use update-alternatives to inform Ubuntu about the installed java paths.
Step 5: Setup verification
Give the location of java
and javac
as you provided.
Restart the computer or open a new terminal.
Step 6: Verify the Java version
The output should resemble the following:
You should be able to see your installed java version which means you have successfully installed the Oracle JDK.