Download Java on different systems, and the advantages of using Java programming language

To download Java language you need to visit the official website of Oracle Java. To know more read the blog carefully.

Java is the most famous or most used programming language in the coding world. Java is an object-oriented programming language. It is platform-independent because it can run on different operating environments. It is both a programming language and a software platform. In Java ‘Java Development Kit‘ (JDK), is a software tool that is used to create a Java application.

Java language is used in cloud computing, game designing, web development, artificial intelligence, and IoT(Internet of Things).

What are the various advantages of Java Programming language?

  • It is an object programming language.
  • It is a platform- independent.
  • Java is a reliable language.
  • It has robust security because of Encapsulation, Inheritance, and abstraction.
  • It has an amazing memory allocation.
  • Java supports Multithreading

How to Download Java on a different system?

The process of downloading Java programming language in different systems is different. you can download Java using the below-given steps on the basics of their System.

Download Java on Windows

The below-given step will help you to describe how to download Java on Windows.

  • Go to the web browser and search “download java”.
  • After, searching, click on Oracle Java download.
  • Choose the version of JDK you want to download.
  • Then, select the window.
  • Tab the x64 Installer download link.
  • And the downloading started.

After, downloading Java, you need to install Java on a computer.

Download Java on Linux(Ubuntu)

The below-given step will help you to describe how to download Java on Linux.

  • First, remove the OpenJDK/JRE from your computer system.
sudo apt-get purge openjdk-\*
  • Check Ubuntu OS architecture.
file /sbin/init
  • Go to the web browser and click on Oracle Java download.
  • Then, select the Linux.
  • Download a zip file e.g., jdk-8-linux-x64.tar.gz.
  • After completing the download of Java.
  • Extract the zip file by giving the location of your zip file in the terminal.
sudo tar -xvf jdk-8u5-linux-i586.tar.gz
  • Eet the below variable in your computer system.

JAVA_HOME=/jdk1.8.0
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin
export JAVA_HOME
export PATH

  • You can set the variable by using the below commands.
"sudo nano /etc/profile"
  • After setting the variable reload the environment.
. /etc/profile
  • Use the code to know Where JDK/JRE is located.
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" 
"<Directory where JAVA has been extracted>/bin/java" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" 
"<Directory where JAVA has been extracted>/bin/javac" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" 
"<Directory where JAVA has been extracted>/bin/javaws" 1
  • Make jdk1.8.0_05 the default Java for Ubuntu.
sudo update-alternatives --set java <Directory 
where JAVA has been extracted>/bin/java
sudo update-alternatives --set javac <Directory 
where JAVA has been extracted>/bin/javac
sudo update-alternatives --set javaws <Directory 
where JAVA has been extracted>/bin/javaws
  • You can check your Java version
java -version

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