Installing jdk8 on ubuntu- “unable to locate package” update doesn't fix

Question

I\'ve been trying to install the jdk on my ubuntu after downloading it.

first I\'ve used: sudo apt-get update

then: sudo apt-get install jdk*

Answer 1

It's same as vikasdumca's steps, but thought to share the link.

run the following command

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update

then

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

this would install oracle java 8 on ubuntu properly.

find it from this post

you can find more info on "Managing Java" or "Setting the "JAVA_HOME" environment variable" from the post.