Java 8 Installation

Install Oracle Java 8 Java Runtime Environment (JRE):

  1. Navigate in a web browser to the Oracle Java SE Downloads page at: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html, scroll down until you find the entry for the latest Java SE 8 update, and click the JRE Download button.
  2. Accept the license agreement and download the file named jre-8uXXX-linux-x64.rpm.

    The XXX in the filename should be the latest update number. Copy this file into the /root directory on your Linux server. Run the following command from the file location to install the package:

    # rpm -Uvh jre-8u*-linux-x64.rpm

    warning: jre-8u221-linux-x64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID ec551f03: NOKEY

    Verifying... ################################# [100%]

    Preparing... ################################# [100%]

    Updating / installing...

    1:jre1.8-1.8.0_221-fcs ################################# [100%]

    Unpacking JAR files...

    plugin.jar...

    javaws.jar...

    deploy.jar...

    rt.jar...

    jsse.jar...

    charsets.jar...

    localedata.jar...

    # java -version

    java version "1.8.0_221"

    Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_221-b11)

    Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.221-b11, mixed mode)

    # rpm -Uvh jre-8u*-linux-x64.rpm

    warning: jre-8u221-linux-x64.rpm: Header V3 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID ec551f03: NOKEY

    Verifying... ################################# [100%]

    Preparing... ################################# [100%]

    Updating / installing...

    1:jre1.8-1.8.0_221-fcs ################################# [100%]

    Unpacking JAR files...

    plugin.jar...

    javaws.jar...

    deploy.jar...

    rt.jar...

    jsse.jar...

    charsets.jar...

    localedata.jar...

    # java -version

    java version "1.8.0_221"

    Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_221-b11)

    Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.221-b11, mixed mode)