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I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I'm trying to install Oracle JDK 7. When I tried to directly download the jdk-7u51-linux-x64.tar.gz from the official website, the download started and after downloading couple of MBs it stopped (you can try it as well, worked the same way for a friend). Using a guide.

led me to 

Oracle JDK 7 is NOT installed.
dpkg: error processing oracle-java7-installer (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 oracle-java7-installer
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

which is normal, as it is downloading from the same link. Exact report here

I tried to download and install the .rpm file. I converted it to deb and installed it. It appears as installed in the Software center, but could not find it via terminal (java -version returns suggestions for installing packages). Image from the Software center here

I tried everything here.

and could not find anything on the internet.

Elder Geek
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Ivaylo Toskov
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I suggest you use webup8's PPA. I use it for Java 8, but there's also for Java 7.

See here for Java 7

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-oracle-java-jdk-7-in-ubuntu-via.html

and here for Java 8 (both can coexist in your system)

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html

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