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Java on Linux
Debian
To Install
apt-get install default-jre
apt-get install default-jre-headless
Debian 8.8 (Jessie)
openjdk-7
or openjre-7
is supported by default. JDK 8 is not supported.
Ubuntu
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
It supports Java 9 and 8.
Search example:
apt-cache search jre
Example installation:
apt-get install default-jre-headless
which installs openjdk-8-jre-headless
.