Installing Java 7 on Ubuntu

Question

to install java I have always used the classic way from the terminal. I would like to install java manually. I placed the folder of the JDK on the desk and I set environment

Answer 1

Oracle Java 1.7.0 from .deb packages

wget https://raw.github.com/flexiondotorg/oab-java6/master/oab-java.sh
chmod +x oab-java.sh
sudo ./oab-java.sh -7
sudo apt-get update
sudo sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-jdk oracle-java7-fonts oracle-java7-source 
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Workaround for 1.7.0_51

There is an Issue 123 currently in OAB and a pull request

Here is the patched vesion:

wget https://raw.github.com/ladios/oab-java6/master/oab-java.sh
chmod +x oab-java.sh
sudo ./oab-java.sh -7
sudo apt-get update
sudo sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-jdk oracle-java7-fonts oracle-java7-source 
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Answer 2

Oracle as well as modern versions of Ubuntu have moved to newer versions of Java. The default for Ubuntu 20.04 is OpenJDK 11 which is good enough for most purposes.

If you really need it for running legacy programs, OpenJDK 8 is also available for Ubuntu 20.04 from the official repositories.

If you really need exactly Java 7, the best bet as of 2020 is to download a Zulu distribution. The easiest to install if you have root privileges is the .DEB version, otherwise download the .ZIP one.

https://www.azul.com/downloads/zulu-community/?version=java-7-lts&os=ubuntu&architecture=x86-64-bit&package=jdk

Answer 3

Open Applicaction -> Accessories -> Terminal

Type commandline as below...

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

Type commandline as below...

apt-cache search jdk

(Note: openjdk-7-jdk is symbolically used here. You can choose the JDK version as per your requirement.)

For "JAVA_HOME" (Environment Variable) type command as shown below, in "Terminal" using your installation path...

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk

(Note: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk" is symbolically used here just for demostration. You should use your path as per your installation.)

For "PATH" (Environment Variable) type command as shown below, in "Terminal" using your installation path...

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/bin

(Note: "/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk" is symbolically used here just for demostration. You should use your path as per your installation.)

Check for "open jdk" installation, just type command in "Terminal" as shown below

javac -version

Answer 4

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

and if you already have other JDK versions installed

sudo update-alternatives --config java

then select the Java 7 version.