Install Java 8 in Zorin 12.04 & 14.04
As the title says, update your Java version to ver: 8 using the following tips:
1: Add the following PPA using the following terminal command (Ctrl + Alt + t):
Then run an update:
2: Now close the terminal and open Synaptic and type "open jre" in search and remove everything shown in the following pic (right click and mark for complete removal!) (You do not have to remove the other versions of Java if you don't want to!):
3: Then mark the two packages "openjdk-8-jre & openjdk-8-jre-headless" for installation, click on "Mark All Upgrades" and then on "Apply", and restart after doing that and you should now have this!:
Sorted!.
If you have multiple versions of Java installed, run the following terminal command (Ctrl + Alt + t) to configure Java:
See also:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java
For the risk-takers among you, there is also a PPA for Java 9 but it is still not fully tested by lab mice so USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!:
http://tipsonubuntu.com/2015/03/21/inst ... in-ubuntu/
1: Add the following PPA using the following terminal command (Ctrl + Alt + t):
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openjdk-r/ppa
Then run an update:
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sudo apt-get update
2: Now close the terminal and open Synaptic and type "open jre" in search and remove everything shown in the following pic (right click and mark for complete removal!) (You do not have to remove the other versions of Java if you don't want to!):
3: Then mark the two packages "openjdk-8-jre & openjdk-8-jre-headless" for installation, click on "Mark All Upgrades" and then on "Apply", and restart after doing that and you should now have this!:
Sorted!.

If you have multiple versions of Java installed, run the following terminal command (Ctrl + Alt + t) to configure Java:
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sudo update-alternatives --config java
See also:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java
For the risk-takers among you, there is also a PPA for Java 9 but it is still not fully tested by lab mice so USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!:
http://tipsonubuntu.com/2015/03/21/inst ... in-ubuntu/
Regards Wolfman 
Kindness is something the blind can see and the deaf can hear
Preparation and planning prevent poor performance!
Free Ubuntu User Manual: https://ubuntu-manual.org/

Kindness is something the blind can see and the deaf can hear

Preparation and planning prevent poor performance!

Free Ubuntu User Manual: https://ubuntu-manual.org/
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