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HOW TO INSTALL ORACLE JAVA 8 IN DEBIAN

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Author:Andrew|Date:Thursday,March20,2014
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Oracle Java 8 was released yesterday and it can be installed in Debian by using the
WebUpd8JavaPPArepository.

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7inUbuntuvia
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Usually, the packages available in Launchpad PPAs don't support Debian because they are built
againstspecificUbuntulibraries,butsincetheWebUpd8OracleJavaPPAcontainsjustaninstaller,
itworksonDebiantoo.

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UsingthisPPArepository,you'llbeabletoinstallOracleJava8(whichincludesbothJRE8
and JDK8) in Debian for both 32bit and 64bit as well as ARM (ARM v6/v7 Hard Float ABI
there'snoJDK8ARMSoftFloatABIarchiveavailablefordownloadonOracle'swebsite).
The installer automatically downloads and installs Oracle JDK8, but no actual Java files are
availableinourrepository(that'snotallowedbytheOracleJavalicense).

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