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- These instructions are intended specifically for installing Oracle Java 8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
- I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server with Apache and PHP installed, and I’ll be logged in as non-root user.
Step #1: Add the WebUpd8 Team Personal Package Archive (PPA)
Add the PPA:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
Note: Personal Package Archives include unsupported packages and are untrusted by the primary Ubuntu branch. At the time of publication, the WebUpd8 Oracle Java PPA is just an installer (meaning it does not include any Oracle Java binaries, but will download and install them). Use this PPA at your own risk.
Step #2: The Installation
As a matter of best practice we’ll update our packages:
sudo apt-get update
Then let’s install Oracle Java 8 with the PPA installer:
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
Be sure to accept the Oracle license!
Step #3: Verify Installation
Now verify that Java is installed and is of version 1.8.x:
java -version
Your result should be similar to:
java version "1.8.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_45-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.45-b02, mixed mode)
