HowTo: Upgrade java on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS?

I recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my computer and now my Java Version is not updated. I have Java so I dont need to install - just update the current version.

Can someone please tell me the command I have to use to get Version 7 Update 65?

I have tried: apt-get update and apt-get upgrade.

Use ppa :

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

if you want java8 :

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

If you ABSOLUTELY need to have the latest update of java you must manualy install from official source, follow this tuto : http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-installing-oracle-java7-on-ubuntu-linux/

But I advise you to wait as ppa update

The newest OpenJDK Java packaged for trusty (14.04) right now is 7u55. You can check your Java version with java -version from the command line in Terminal.

If you want a newer one your best options will be to:

• wait for an update from Ubuntu, OR

• install the Oracle distribution of Java which currently is at 7u65:

  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
  

Found something useful here..

Installing Java with apt-get is easy. First, update the package index:

 sudo apt-get update

Check if Java is not already installed:

 java -version

Then install java jre/jdk :

 sudo apt-get install default-jre

 sudo apt-get install default-jdk

For details please go to : https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-java-on-ubuntu-with-apt-get

Updated for Ubuntu 18.04

Use ppa :

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

For more infos see: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-in-debian.html

if you want java9: (Now some Programs like JabRef still need Java8)

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java9-installer

On http://www.webupd8.org/2015/02/install-oracle-java-9-in-ubuntu-linux.html you can see a detailed explanation how to install Java9, and how to change it to default.

if you want Java 10:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java
sudo apt update
sudo apt install oracle-java10-installer

For more infos see: https://www.linuxuprising.com/2018/04/install-oracle-java-10-in-ubuntu-or.html

if you want Java 11:

sudo apt install openjdk-11-jre-headless
sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk

If you need the latest update you can download it from

• Java 8: https://java.com/de/download/
• Java 9: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk9-downloads-3848520.html
• Java10: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk10-downloads-4416644.html

If you have problems to install the latest updates see: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-installing-oracle-java7-on-ubuntu-linux/

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