How to Install JAVA 8 (JDK 8u45) on Ubuntu & LinuxMint Via PPA

This blog post will help you to Install Oracle JAVA 8 (JDK/JRE 8u25) on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS and 10.04 and LinuxMint systems using PPA File.

Installing Java 8 on Ubuntu

Add the webupd8team Java PPA repository in your system and install Oracle Java 8 using following set of commands.

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

Verify Installed Java Version

After successfully installing oracle Java using above step verify installed version using following command.

manish@tech:~$ java -version  
 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)

Configuring Java Environment

In Webupd8 ppa repository also providing a package to set environment variables, Install this package using following command.

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

Reference:-

Oracle Java (JDK) 7 / 8 / 9 Installer PPA : "WebUpd8" team