How to install Java on Ubuntu 18.04

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Install Java on Ubuntu 18.04
Java is the popular programming language owned by Oracle. Java is used to build cross-platform applications. Over 3 billion devices run on Java. In this tutorial, we are going to install Java on Ubuntu using different methods.
Java has following three editions:
- Standard Edition(SE).
- Micro Edition(ME).
- Enterprize Edition(EE).
Following two implementations available for Java:
- Oracle Java.
- OpenJDK Java.
In this tutorial we are going to install Standard Edition (SE). There is no more difference in Oracle Java and OpenJDK Java as Oracle Java provides some additional enterprise features.
Prerequisites
Before you start to install Java on Ubuntu 18.04. You must have the non-root user account on your system with sudo privileges.
1. Install Default OpenJDK
Currentally, OpenJDK 10 is the default version for Ubuntu 18.04. To install OpenJDK 10 run following commands.
Update the package manager index typing following command.
sudo apt update
Enter the following command to install Default OpenJDK on Ubuntu 18.04.
sudo apt install default-jdk
Confirm the installation and check the version typing following command.
java -version
Output should be:
openjdk version "10.0.1" 2018-05-29 OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 10.0.1+10-Ubuntu-3ubuntu1) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 10.0.1+10-Ubuntu-3ubuntu1, mixed mode)
2. Install OpenJDK 8, 10, or 11
You can install the specific version of OpenJDK by using the following command. Replacing [VERSION_NUMBER] with the version number you want to install.
sudo apt install openjdk-[VERSION_NUMBER]-jdk
For example, if you want to install OpenJDK 8 which is the current LTS version of OpenJDK then just run following command.
sudo apt install openjdk-8-jdk
3. Install Oracle Java With apt
Oracle Java which is the official version from Oracle can be installed from webupd8team
repository. You will need to add webupd8team
repository to sources list running following command.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
Now update the package manager index and install Oracle with the following command.
sudo apt update && sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
You will be prompted to accept license terms select YES to continue.

After accepting license it will download Oracle JDK and install it on your system.
4. Install Java From Oracle Website
As web8team
repository only contains Java 8. If you want to install Java 10 then download the package from Oracle Official Website. Here we are going to install Java 10 while you can choose another version.
Download Oracle Java 10 using the following command.
curl -L -b "oraclelicense=a" -O http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/10.0.2+13/19aef61b38124481863b1413dce1855f/jdk-10.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
Create a new directory for java installation.
sudo mkdir /usr/local/oracle-java-10
Now extract downloaded Java file inside the recently created directory.
sudo tar -zxf jdk-10.0.2_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz -C /usr/local/oracle-java-10
Now run following command to create alternatives. Which will create symbolic links for default commands.
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/local/oracle-java-10/jdk-10.0.2/bin/java" 1500
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" "/usr/local/oracle-java-10/jdk-10.0.2/bin/javac" 1500
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "/usr/local/oracle-java-10/jdk-10.0.2/bin/javaws" 1500
5. Setting up default Java Version
If you have installed multiple versions of Java on your system then you can change the default version running following command.
Check Current Java Version running following command.
java -version
Now to change default Java version run following command.
sudo update-alternatives --config java
The output should be:
There is 1 choice for the alternative java (providing /usr/bin/java). Selection Path Priority Status --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 1081 auto mode 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/jre/bin/java 1081 manual mode * 2 /usr/local/oracle-java-10/jdk-10.0.2/bin/java 1500 manual mode Press to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
NOTE: to change version just enter the number in the selection column
Another example:

6. Set the JAVA_HOME Environment Variable
To set JAVA_HOME environment variable run following command and copy the path you want to be set as JAVA_HOME.
sudo update-alternatives --config java
Run the following command to set JAVA_HOME variable.
sudo nano /etc/environment
Add the following line to the end of file
JAVA_HOME="THE PATH YOU HAVE COPIED"
Exit by using Ctrl+x then pressing y:

Apply the changes by running following command.
source /etc/environment
Now verify JAVA_HOME path typing:
echo $JAVA_HOME

Conclusion
You have successfully learned How to install Java on Ubuntu 18.04. If you have any queries regarding this then please don’t forget to comment below.
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