This tutorial will show you how to install Oracle Java 8 JRE on Manjaro 15.09. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is an essential software/package you should have on Manjaro. Many applications or web app rely on Java. Installing Java JRE on Manjaro is not too hard. But since here I will show you how to install Java using manual way, you will need to get your hand a bit dirt.
How to install Oracle Java 8 JRE on Manjaro 15.09
A. Download Oracle Java 8
Navigate to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.html and select the package to download. Select the .tar.gz version. If you are running 32 bit version, choose this file jre-8u60-linux-i586.tar.gz, for 64 system use this one: jre-8u60-linux-x64.tar.gz.
B. Extract the file
We will extract the file we just downloaded on the step above. Use the following command:
tar -xzvf jre-8u60-linux-x64.tar.gz
It will produce a new directory called jre1.8.0_60
C. Move or copy the directory to /opt
su
mv jre1.8.0_60 /opt/java
D. Create symbolic link
ln -s /opt/java/bin/java /usr/bin/java
E. Check if Java is installed
java -version
Output:
[root@dhani-manjaro bin]# java -version
java version “1.8.0_60”
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)
Done.