How Do I Install a Specific Version of Java in Ubuntu?
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How do I install an older version of Java on Linux?

apt-get install -d sun-java-jdk / openjdk-6-jdk — the -d will only download the file into your /var/cache/apt/arhives folder. dpkg -i –force-downgrade /var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java-jdk (the version # that you have). Lock Version in Synaptic so ubuntu doesn’t try to upgrade it again.

How do I install Java 1.8 on Ubuntu?

Installing Open JDK 8 on Debian or Ubuntu Systems

  1. Check which version of the JDK your system is using: java -version. …
  2. Update the repositories: sudo apt-get update.
  3. Install OpenJDK: sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk. …
  4. Verify the version of the JDK: …
  5. If the correct version of Java is not being used, use the alternatives command to switch it: …
  6. Verify the version of the JDK:
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