I installed Ubuntu on my computer, and now my Java version is not updated. I have Java, so I don't need to install - just update the current version.
Can someone please tell me the command I have to use to get the current version?
I have tried: apt-get update and apt-get upgrade.
Note: WebUpd8 team's PPA has been discontinued with effective from April 16, 2019. Thus this PPA doesn't have any Java files. More information can be found on PPA's page on Launchpad. Hence this method no longer works and exists because of historical reasons.
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
Today (2022/Nov), I just reach it with one command line:
apt install openjdk-17-jdk openjdk-17-jre
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
Note: WebUpd8 team's PPA has been discontinued with effective from April 16, 2019. Thus this PPA doesn't have any Java files. More information can be found on PPA's page on Launchpad. Hence this method no longer works and exists because of historical reasons.
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
Many complicated and version dependent answers here, thus I write this reply to avoid coming again here via Google and going through all this drama.
The OP original questions is "How to upgrade Java on Ubuntu", hence I assume to the latest version.
Find the latest available version in APT using
apt install openjdk-Tab
Example output:
openjdk-11-dbg openjdk-17-jdk-headless openjdk-21-source
openjdk-11-demo openjdk-17-jre openjdk-21-testsupport
openjdk-11-doc openjdk-17-jre-headless openjdk-8-dbg
openjdk-11-jdk openjdk-17-jre-zero openjdk-8-demo
openjdk-11-jdk-headless openjdk-17-source openjdk-8-doc
openjdk-11-jre openjdk-21-dbg openjdk-8-jdk
openjdk-11-jre-headless openjdk-21-demo openjdk-8-jdk-headless
openjdk-11-jre-zero openjdk-21-doc openjdk-8-jre
openjdk-11-source openjdk-21-jdk openjdk-8-jre-headless
openjdk-17-dbg openjdk-21-jdk-headless openjdk-8-jre-zero
openjdk-17-demo openjdk-21-jre openjdk-8-source
openjdk-17-doc openjdk-21-jre-headless
openjdk-17-jdk openjdk-21-jre-zero
By the time of my writing the latest is v21, hence I run (change according to your result)
sudo apt install openjdk-21-jdk or sudo apt install openjdk-21-jre
Update alternatives to be sure you're using the latest version
sudo update-alternatives --config java
sudo update-alternatives --config javac
Confirm it
java --version
javac --version
Don't know why everyone has answered with oracle, but here is open jdk:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre
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
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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Another possible solution is to add the PPA repository from the project ubuntu-justched available in the Github. This will provide a little bit different solution because it will download the Oracle JRE tarball to a previously configured directory and generate a DEB package from it.
That way you won't depend on somebody else packing the JRE, you will do it yourself (don't worry, it will be an automatic process).
