Install Java 8 JDK on Ubuntu

Install Java 8 JDK on Ubuntu : In this tutorial you will learn how to install latest Java 8 on Ubuntu or LinuxMint via PPA.

The Oracle Java PPA installation works on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS, 15.10, 14.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS and LinuxMint distributions.

First add the PPA repository

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

After completing the installation you can verify it by typing

$ java -version

You should see similar output (depending on your Java version)

Verify Java installation

The PPA repository also provides a utility to set up your environment variables:

$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default

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