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I'm trying to install Oracle Java 8 on my Ubuntu Server (16.04 LTS, fully updated, x64). I followed this (very simple) guide: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-in-debian.html



After running apt-get update, I get the standard list of sites having been hit for the update, but I get the following error (which I imagine is the source of the issue):



Err:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

404 not found


All of the other URLs work, just not the amd64 endpoint.



Then, when running apt-get install oracle-java8-installer, I get the following error:



 Package oracle-java8-installer is not available, but is referred to by another package.

 This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source

 E: Package 'oracle-java8-installer' has no installation candidate


Is that endpoint just not available anymore? Is there another source for Oracle Java 8? I see the "webupd8" group mentioned on pretty much every guide, besides using dpkg to install the package manually (but then do I get updates from Oracle?)






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    I'm trying to install Oracle Java 8 on my Ubuntu Server (16.04 LTS, fully updated, x64). I followed this (very simple) guide: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-in-debian.html



    After running apt-get update, I get the standard list of sites having been hit for the update, but I get the following error (which I imagine is the source of the issue):



    Err:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
    
404 not found


    All of the other URLs work, just not the amd64 endpoint.



    Then, when running apt-get install oracle-java8-installer, I get the following error:



     Package oracle-java8-installer is not available, but is referred to by another package.
    
 This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
    
 E: Package 'oracle-java8-installer' has no installation candidate


    Is that endpoint just not available anymore? Is there another source for Oracle Java 8? I see the "webupd8" group mentioned on pretty much every guide, besides using dpkg to install the package manually (but then do I get updates from Oracle?)






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      I'm trying to install Oracle Java 8 on my Ubuntu Server (16.04 LTS, fully updated, x64). I followed this (very simple) guide: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-in-debian.html



      After running apt-get update, I get the standard list of sites having been hit for the update, but I get the following error (which I imagine is the source of the issue):



      Err:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
      
404 not found


      All of the other URLs work, just not the amd64 endpoint.



      Then, when running apt-get install oracle-java8-installer, I get the following error:



       Package oracle-java8-installer is not available, but is referred to by another package.
      
 This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
      
 E: Package 'oracle-java8-installer' has no installation candidate


      Is that endpoint just not available anymore? Is there another source for Oracle Java 8? I see the "webupd8" group mentioned on pretty much every guide, besides using dpkg to install the package manually (but then do I get updates from Oracle?)






      apt java oracle







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      I'm trying to install Oracle Java 8 on my Ubuntu Server (16.04 LTS, fully updated, x64). I followed this (very simple) guide: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-in-debian.html



      After running apt-get update, I get the standard list of sites having been hit for the update, but I get the following error (which I imagine is the source of the issue):



      Err:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
      
404 not found


      All of the other URLs work, just not the amd64 endpoint.



      Then, when running apt-get install oracle-java8-installer, I get the following error:



       Package oracle-java8-installer is not available, but is referred to by another package.
      
 This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
      
 E: Package 'oracle-java8-installer' has no installation candidate


      Is that endpoint just not available anymore? Is there another source for Oracle Java 8? I see the "webupd8" group mentioned on pretty much every guide, besides using dpkg to install the package manually (but then do I get updates from Oracle?)






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          The mistake is that you used instructions on how to install java on Debian. Not Ubuntu.




          1. As root, go to this folder: /etc/apt/sources.list.d

          2. Locate this file: webupd8team-java.list and delete it.

          3. Execute sudo apt-get update for the system to remove any reference to that update server.

          4. Execute add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java to add the correct ppa to your system.

          5. Execute sudo apt-get update again and you should be able to install everything correctly.


          I would recommend you installed oracle-java8-set-default too in order to make this java package the default java on your system.






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          • Damn, such a simple mistake. Can't believe I clicked on the wrong link. Thank you very much for the quick and correct answer!
            – Jake
            Jun 23 '16 at 17:06










          • Didn't work for me
            – Hack-R
            Sep 21 '16 at 17:04










          • These HAVE to be the most warped, and stupidest ways to install the jdk (no offense to the responders, but totally to the developers of Ubuntu and java)
            – killjoy
            Jun 19 '18 at 19:25



















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          Run the following commands:



          sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
          
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
          
sudo apt-get update


          Then , to install a specific jdk run these:



          jdk6:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer


          jdk7:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer


          jdk8:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer





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          • great, works for me
            – ycomp
            Jul 11 '17 at 11:00










          • Another way of doing it is by installing through synaptic. An upvote for me @ycomp
            – bademba
            Jul 11 '17 at 13:55






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            this no longer works - there's now 404s for the binaries
            – Peter Ajtai
            Oct 17 '17 at 20:19










          • could someone suggest the best way to handle this situation when on installation of java8 it produced 404 on downloading binaries?
            – oivoodoo
            Oct 18 '17 at 7:34










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          The mistake is that you used instructions on how to install java on Debian. Not Ubuntu.




          1. As root, go to this folder: /etc/apt/sources.list.d

          2. Locate this file: webupd8team-java.list and delete it.

          3. Execute sudo apt-get update for the system to remove any reference to that update server.

          4. Execute add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java to add the correct ppa to your system.

          5. Execute sudo apt-get update again and you should be able to install everything correctly.


          I would recommend you installed oracle-java8-set-default too in order to make this java package the default java on your system.






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          • Damn, such a simple mistake. Can't believe I clicked on the wrong link. Thank you very much for the quick and correct answer!
            – Jake
            Jun 23 '16 at 17:06










          • Didn't work for me
            – Hack-R
            Sep 21 '16 at 17:04










          • These HAVE to be the most warped, and stupidest ways to install the jdk (no offense to the responders, but totally to the developers of Ubuntu and java)
            – killjoy
            Jun 19 '18 at 19:25
















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          The mistake is that you used instructions on how to install java on Debian. Not Ubuntu.




          1. As root, go to this folder: /etc/apt/sources.list.d

          2. Locate this file: webupd8team-java.list and delete it.

          3. Execute sudo apt-get update for the system to remove any reference to that update server.

          4. Execute add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java to add the correct ppa to your system.

          5. Execute sudo apt-get update again and you should be able to install everything correctly.


          I would recommend you installed oracle-java8-set-default too in order to make this java package the default java on your system.






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          • Damn, such a simple mistake. Can't believe I clicked on the wrong link. Thank you very much for the quick and correct answer!
            – Jake
            Jun 23 '16 at 17:06










          • Didn't work for me
            – Hack-R
            Sep 21 '16 at 17:04










          • These HAVE to be the most warped, and stupidest ways to install the jdk (no offense to the responders, but totally to the developers of Ubuntu and java)
            – killjoy
            Jun 19 '18 at 19:25














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          The mistake is that you used instructions on how to install java on Debian. Not Ubuntu.




          1. As root, go to this folder: /etc/apt/sources.list.d

          2. Locate this file: webupd8team-java.list and delete it.

          3. Execute sudo apt-get update for the system to remove any reference to that update server.

          4. Execute add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java to add the correct ppa to your system.

          5. Execute sudo apt-get update again and you should be able to install everything correctly.


          I would recommend you installed oracle-java8-set-default too in order to make this java package the default java on your system.






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          The mistake is that you used instructions on how to install java on Debian. Not Ubuntu.




          1. As root, go to this folder: /etc/apt/sources.list.d

          2. Locate this file: webupd8team-java.list and delete it.

          3. Execute sudo apt-get update for the system to remove any reference to that update server.

          4. Execute add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java to add the correct ppa to your system.

          5. Execute sudo apt-get update again and you should be able to install everything correctly.


          I would recommend you installed oracle-java8-set-default too in order to make this java package the default java on your system.







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          answered Jun 23 '16 at 16:55









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          • Damn, such a simple mistake. Can't believe I clicked on the wrong link. Thank you very much for the quick and correct answer!
            – Jake
            Jun 23 '16 at 17:06










          • Didn't work for me
            – Hack-R
            Sep 21 '16 at 17:04










          • These HAVE to be the most warped, and stupidest ways to install the jdk (no offense to the responders, but totally to the developers of Ubuntu and java)
            – killjoy
            Jun 19 '18 at 19:25


















          • Damn, such a simple mistake. Can't believe I clicked on the wrong link. Thank you very much for the quick and correct answer!
            – Jake
            Jun 23 '16 at 17:06










          • Didn't work for me
            – Hack-R
            Sep 21 '16 at 17:04










          • These HAVE to be the most warped, and stupidest ways to install the jdk (no offense to the responders, but totally to the developers of Ubuntu and java)
            – killjoy
            Jun 19 '18 at 19:25
















          Damn, such a simple mistake. Can't believe I clicked on the wrong link. Thank you very much for the quick and correct answer!
          – Jake
          Jun 23 '16 at 17:06




          Damn, such a simple mistake. Can't believe I clicked on the wrong link. Thank you very much for the quick and correct answer!
          – Jake
          Jun 23 '16 at 17:06












          Didn't work for me
          – Hack-R
          Sep 21 '16 at 17:04




          Didn't work for me
          – Hack-R
          Sep 21 '16 at 17:04












          These HAVE to be the most warped, and stupidest ways to install the jdk (no offense to the responders, but totally to the developers of Ubuntu and java)
          – killjoy
          Jun 19 '18 at 19:25




          These HAVE to be the most warped, and stupidest ways to install the jdk (no offense to the responders, but totally to the developers of Ubuntu and java)
          – killjoy
          Jun 19 '18 at 19:25













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          Run the following commands:



          sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
          
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
          
sudo apt-get update


          Then , to install a specific jdk run these:



          jdk6:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer


          jdk7:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer


          jdk8:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer





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          • great, works for me
            – ycomp
            Jul 11 '17 at 11:00










          • Another way of doing it is by installing through synaptic. An upvote for me @ycomp
            – bademba
            Jul 11 '17 at 13:55






          • 3




            this no longer works - there's now 404s for the binaries
            – Peter Ajtai
            Oct 17 '17 at 20:19










          • could someone suggest the best way to handle this situation when on installation of java8 it produced 404 on downloading binaries?
            – oivoodoo
            Oct 18 '17 at 7:34
















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          Run the following commands:



          sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
          
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
          
sudo apt-get update


          Then , to install a specific jdk run these:



          jdk6:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer


          jdk7:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer


          jdk8:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer





          share|improve this answer























          • great, works for me
            – ycomp
            Jul 11 '17 at 11:00










          • Another way of doing it is by installing through synaptic. An upvote for me @ycomp
            – bademba
            Jul 11 '17 at 13:55






          • 3




            this no longer works - there's now 404s for the binaries
            – Peter Ajtai
            Oct 17 '17 at 20:19










          • could someone suggest the best way to handle this situation when on installation of java8 it produced 404 on downloading binaries?
            – oivoodoo
            Oct 18 '17 at 7:34














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          Run the following commands:



          sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
          
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
          
sudo apt-get update


          Then , to install a specific jdk run these:



          jdk6:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer


          jdk7:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer


          jdk8:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer





          share|improve this answer














          Run the following commands:



          sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
          
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
          
sudo apt-get update


          Then , to install a specific jdk run these:



          jdk6:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer


          jdk7:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer


          jdk8:



          sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer






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          answered Nov 28 '16 at 13:43









          badembabademba

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          • great, works for me
            – ycomp
            Jul 11 '17 at 11:00










          • Another way of doing it is by installing through synaptic. An upvote for me @ycomp
            – bademba
            Jul 11 '17 at 13:55






          • 3




            this no longer works - there's now 404s for the binaries
            – Peter Ajtai
            Oct 17 '17 at 20:19










          • could someone suggest the best way to handle this situation when on installation of java8 it produced 404 on downloading binaries?
            – oivoodoo
            Oct 18 '17 at 7:34


















          • great, works for me
            – ycomp
            Jul 11 '17 at 11:00










          • Another way of doing it is by installing through synaptic. An upvote for me @ycomp
            – bademba
            Jul 11 '17 at 13:55






          • 3




            this no longer works - there's now 404s for the binaries
            – Peter Ajtai
            Oct 17 '17 at 20:19










          • could someone suggest the best way to handle this situation when on installation of java8 it produced 404 on downloading binaries?
            – oivoodoo
            Oct 18 '17 at 7:34
















          great, works for me
          – ycomp
          Jul 11 '17 at 11:00




          great, works for me
          – ycomp
          Jul 11 '17 at 11:00












          Another way of doing it is by installing through synaptic. An upvote for me @ycomp
          – bademba
          Jul 11 '17 at 13:55




          Another way of doing it is by installing through synaptic. An upvote for me @ycomp
          – bademba
          Jul 11 '17 at 13:55




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          3




          this no longer works - there's now 404s for the binaries
          – Peter Ajtai
          Oct 17 '17 at 20:19




          this no longer works - there's now 404s for the binaries
          – Peter Ajtai
          Oct 17 '17 at 20:19












          could someone suggest the best way to handle this situation when on installation of java8 it produced 404 on downloading binaries?
          – oivoodoo
          Oct 18 '17 at 7:34




          could someone suggest the best way to handle this situation when on installation of java8 it produced 404 on downloading binaries?
          – oivoodoo
          Oct 18 '17 at 7:34





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