How To Install Oracle Java (JDK) 8 On Elementary OS Luna Via PPA

Thanks to webupd8 team we are able to easily install Oracle Java (JDK and JRE) on Elementary OS Luna.

In this post, we are going to install Oracle Java JDK 8 on Elementary OS Luna. This method installs both the  Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE). It also configures your browser to use Java plugin.

To install open Terminal;

Run the command below to add the WepUpd8 PPA to your system.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

 [sudo] password for kojo:
 You are about to add the following PPA to your system:
 Oracle Java (JDK) Installer (automatically downloads and installs Oracle JDK6 / JDK7 / JDK8). There are no actual Java files in this PPA.
 More info:
 - for Oracle Java 7: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-oracle-java-jdk-7-in-ubuntu-via.html
 - for Oracle Java 8: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html

 Debian installation instructions: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/how-to-install-oracle-java-7-in-debian.html
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/java
 Press [ENTER] to continue or ctrl-c to cancel adding it

 gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpYvkU30/secring.gpg' created
 gpg: keyring `/tmp/tmpYvkU30/pubring.gpg' created
 gpg: requesting key EEA14886 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com
 gpg: /tmp/tmpYvkU30/trustdb.gpg: trustdb created
 gpg: key EEA14886: public key "Launchpad VLC" imported
 gpg: Total number processed: 1
 gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
 OK

Next update your system:

sudo apt-get update

Finally install Java:

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

As the installation proceeds you will need to agree with terms as shown below to continue:

After installation run the commands in below in terminal to verify if Java was installed successfully

 That’s it.