Installing Oracle Java SDK in Ubuntu is not easy as before because not so long ago Oracle decided to change licensing of Java. Which in the long run will hurt only users. Distributions can no longer make automated installs of Oracle Java, users are required to agree with the license displayed on Oracle’s web site. I googled two way to install it:
- This one I haven’t tried. Source: http://www.twm-kd.com/linux/install-oracle-java-sdk-in-ubuntu-11-10/
Instructions were written on x64 so if you are running 32bit version of Ubuntu, adjust accordingly. First, you will need Oracle Java SDK which you can get here. Extract it in /usr/lib/jvm directory and give the newly created directory a pretty name and a symlink:
$ cd /usr/lib/jvm/ $ sudo tar -xvzf ~/jdk-7-linux-x64.tar.gz $ sudo mv jdk1.7.0 java-7-oracle $ sudo ln -s java-7-oracle java-1.7.0-oracle
Now, create a file .java-1.7.0-oracle.jinfo in /usr/lib/jvm with the following contents:
alias=java-7-oracle priority=100 section=non-free jre ControlPanel /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/ControlPanel jre java /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/java jre java_vm /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/java_vm jre javaws /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/javaws jre jcontrol /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/jcontrol jre keytool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/keytool jre pack200 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/pack200 jre policytool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/policytool jre rmid /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/rmid jre rmiregistry /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/rmiregistry jre unpack200 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/unpack200 jre orbd /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/orbd jre servertool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/servertool jre tnameserv /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/tnameserv jre jexec /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/lib/jexec jdk appletviewer /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/appletviewer jdk apt /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/apt jdk extcheck /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/extcheck jdk idlj /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/idlj jdk jar /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jar jdk jarsigner /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jarsigner jdk java-rmi.cgi /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/java-rmi.cgi jdk javac /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/javac jdk javadoc /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/javadoc jdk javah /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/javah jdk javap /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/javap jdk jconsole /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jconsole jdk jdb /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jdb jdk jhat /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jhat jdk jinfo /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jinfo jdk jmap /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jmap jdk jps /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jps jdk jrunscript /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jrunscript jdk jsadebugd /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jsadebugd jdk jstack /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jstack jdk jstat /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jstat jdk jstatd /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jstatd jdk native2ascii /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/native2ascii jdk rmic /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/rmic jdk schemagen /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/schemagen jdk serialver /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/serialver jdk wsgen /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/wsgen jdk wsimport /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/wsimport jdk xjc /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/xjc plugin xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so plugin mozilla-javaplugin.so /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so
After you created the file, you will need to tell the system about your new Java. For this you will have to use a bunch of pretty cryptic commands.
$ sudo -sH update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins/libjavaplugin.so xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so mozilla-javaplugin.so /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/appletviewer appletviewer /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/appletviewer 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/appletviewer.1 appletviewer.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/appletviewer.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/apt apt /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/apt 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/apt.1 apt.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/apt.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/extcheck extcheck /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/extcheck 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/extcheck.1 extcheck.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/extcheck.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/idlj idlj /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/idlj 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/idlj.1 idlj.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/idlj.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jar jar /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jar 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jar.1 jar.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jar.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jarsigner jarsigner /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jarsigner 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jarsigner.1 jarsigner.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jarsigner.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/javac 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/javac.1 javac.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/javac.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/javadoc javadoc /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/javadoc 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/javadoc.1 javadoc.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/javadoc.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/javah javah /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/javah 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/javah.1 javah.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/javah.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/javap javap /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/javap 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/javap.1 javap.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/javap.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jconsole jconsole /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jconsole 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jconsole.1 jconsole.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jconsole.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jdb jdb /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jdb 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jdb.1 jdb.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jdb.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jhat jhat /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jhat 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jhat.1 jhat.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jhat.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jinfo jinfo /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jinfo 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jinfo.1 jinfo.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jinfo.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jmap jmap /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jmap 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jmap.1 jmap.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jmap.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jps jps /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jps 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jps.1 jps.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jps.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jrunscript jrunscript /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jrunscript 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jrunscript.1 jrunscript.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jrunscript.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jsadebugd jsadebugd /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jsadebugd 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jsadebugd.1 jsadebugd.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jsadebugd.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jstack jstack /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jstack 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jstack.1 jstack.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jstack.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jstat jstat /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jstat 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jstat.1 jstat.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jstat.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jstatd jstatd /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/jstatd 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/jstatd.1 jstatd.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/jstatd.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/native2ascii native2ascii /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/native2ascii 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/native2ascii.1 native2ascii.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/native2ascii.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/rmic rmic /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/rmic 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/rmic.1 rmic.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/rmic.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/schemagen schemagen /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/schemagen 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/schemagen.1 schemagen.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/schemagen.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/serialver serialver /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/serialver 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/serialver.1 serialver.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/serialver.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/wsgen wsgen /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/wsgen 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/wsgen.1 wsgen.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/wsgen.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/wsimport wsimport /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/wsimport 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/wsimport.1 wsimport.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/wsimport.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/xjc xjc /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/xjc 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/xjc.1 xjc.1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/man/man1/xjc.1 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/java-rmi.cgi java-rmi.cgi /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/bin/java-rmi.cgi 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/ControlPanel ControlPanel /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/ControlPanel 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/java 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/java_vm java_vm /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/java_vm 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/javaws 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jcontrol jcontrol /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/jcontrol 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/keytool keytool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/keytool 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/pack200 pack200 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/pack200 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/policytool policytool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/policytool 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/rmid rmid /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/rmid 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/rmiregistry rmiregistry /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/rmiregistry 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/unpack200 unpack200 /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/unpack200 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/orbd orbd /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/orbd 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/servertool servertool /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/servertool 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/tnameserv tnameserv /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/bin/tnameserv 100 update-alternatives --quiet --install /usr/bin/jexec jexec /usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle/jre/lib/jexec 100
At last you can use update-alternatives to select newly installed Java SDK. When you run the first command, make sure that you select the newly installed Java SDK. At the end, don’t forget to exit from the root shell.
# update-alternatives --config java # update-java-alternatives --set java-1.7.0-oracle # exit
- This one I tried. Source: http://superuser.com/questions/353983/how-do-i-install-the-sun-java-sdk-in-ubuntu-11-10-oneric
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin
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You may want to also add the following
sudo update-alternatives --config java
You should get the following
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java 1061 auto mode
1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java 1061 manual mode
2 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java 63 manual mode
Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 2
Select (2) and press enter
Now running:
java -version
Returns:
java version "1.6.0_26"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_26-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 20.1-b02, mixed mode)
