Java is a popular and well-known programming language used for developing mobile, web & Desktop Applications among many other features and developments. JDK 13 is an open source available for Public in Production environments. The Java Platform lets you develop & deploy java applications on servers, desktops & IoT devices. In this article you will cover the installation of Java 13 on Ubuntu 18.04.
Install OpenJDK 13 on Ubuntu 18.04 & Debian 10/9
To download the latest version of Java , go to the official release page of JDK 13.
sudo apt install -y curl
curl -O https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk13/5b8a42f3905b406298b72d750b6919f6/33/GPL/openjdk-13_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
Use tar command to extract the downloaded packages.
tar xvf openjdk-13_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
Now, move the resulting folder to /opt directory.
sudo mv jdk-13 /opt/
Configure Java Environment
sudo tee /etc/profile.d/jdk13.sh <<EOF
export JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk-13
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
EOF
Source the file & check java command
source /etc/profile.d/jdk13.sh
Check the installed version.
$ echo $JAVA_HOME
/opt/jdk-13
$ java -version
openjdk version "13" 2019-09-17
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 13+33)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 13+33, mixed mode, sharing)
Installing Java SE Development Kit 13 on Ubuntu 18.04 /Debian 10/9
Java SE Development Kit contains set of tools required by Developers to write, compile, run and debug Java Applications.
Update lists & install wget
sudo apt update
sudo apt -y install wget
Now, download the Java SE Development Kit 13 by running
wget --no-check-certificate -c --header "Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" "https://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/13+33/5b8a42f3905b406298b72d750b6919f6/jdk-13_linux-x64_bin.deb"
In case, curl failed or unable to download the Java SE Development Kit 13, download the package manager manually from Oracle Downloads page. Then install it using dpkg command.
sudo dpkg -i jdk-13_linux-x64_bin.deb
Remove the dependency issue if occurs by
sudo apt -f install
Configure java environment.
cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/profile.d/jdk13.sh
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-13
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
EOF
Check if you have installed on your machine run the given command
$ source /etc/profile.d/jdk13.sh
$ java -version
java version "13-ea" 2019-09-17
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 13-ea+33)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 13-ea+33, mixed mode, sharing)
Testing Java Installation
Write a simple program which will print “HelloWorld” in Java
$ cat HelloWorld.java
public class HelloWorld {
public static void main(String[] args) { // Prints "Hello, World" to the terminal window. System.out.println("Hello, World"); }
}
Compile java code
javac HelloWorld.java
Run the program
java HelloWorld
Hello, World
