How to install Java 17 on Ubuntu

Chetan Kapoor

3 years ago

Install Java 17 on Ubuntu

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Java 17 on Ubuntu. The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a software development environment used for developing Java applications and applets. It includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), an interpreter/loader (java), a compiler (javac), an archiver (jar), a documentation generator (Javadoc), and other tools needed in Java development.

1. Pre-requisites

Ubuntu installed with root access

Install Java 17

Here we will use apt to install Java on Ubuntu

1. Update the system

sudo apt update -y

2. Add repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java

Press enter when it tells you.
again update the system with this command
sudo apt update -y
This might take a while.
Now let’s install java
sudo apt install oracle-java17-installer

This might also take a few minutes to install java.

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2. Check java Version

Now after installing open JDK check the version using the following command

$ java -version java version "17.0.1" 2021-10-19 LTS Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 17.0.1+12-LTS-39) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.1+12-LTS-39, mixed mode, sharing)