How To Install Java 8 In Kali Linux

Java is a programming language used to develope android apps , web apps , desktop apps , games and much more .

About Kali Linux

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Install java 8 in kali linux

Step 1

First we need to download java 8 in kalilinux. We can direct download or you can use command line to download java 8. I have shared 2 version of java 8 you can use any one of them.

Download Java 8u191

wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: gpw_e24=http%3a%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Ftechnetwork%2Fjava%2Fjavase%2Fdownloads%2Fjdk8-downloads-2133151.html; oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie;" "https://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u191-b12/2787e4a523244c269598db4e85c51e0c/jdk-8u191-linux-x64.tar.gz"

Download Java 8u131

wget -c --header "Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u131-b11/d54c1d3a095b4ff2b6607d096fa80163/jdk-8u131-linux-x64.tar.gz

Step 2

Second we need to create some directory to store java 8 files and after that we need to extrat the java file in it using command line. You can also try manual method while using gyi file manager.

• sudo mkdir /usr/lib/jvm
• cd ~/usr/lib/jvm
• sudo tar -xvzf ~/Downloads/jdk-8u191-linux-x64.tar.gz

Let’s setup environment for java

Step 3

Thirdly we are going to edit and add some txt to the file. First install nano in kali linux ( sudo apt install nano) . Now use the nano tool to edit file.

Edit Environment File

• sudo nano /etc/environment

Add This 3 Lines

• /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/bin
• /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/db/bin
• /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/jre/bin

At The End Of Environment File Paste This

• J2SDKDIR=”/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191″
• J2REDIR=”/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/jre”
• JAVA_HOME=”/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191″
• DERBY_HOME=”/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/db”

Save Using ctrl x y

Step 4

Copy paste all the commands one by one

• sudo update-alternatives –install “/usr/bin/java” “java” “/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/bin/java” 0
• sudo update-alternatives –install “/usr/bin/javac” “javac” “/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/bin/javac” 0
• sudo update-alternatives –set java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/bin/java
• sudo update-alternatives –set javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.8.0_191/bin/javac

Step 5

Update the java

• update-alternatives –list java
• update-alternatives –list javac
• java -version

Conclusion

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