HOWTO : Oracle Java 8 on Kali Linux 1.0.9a

For some reasons, you need to install Oracle Java 8 instead of the default OpenJDK 7 on Kali Linux.



nano java8



Add the following to the file and save.



echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list

echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list

apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys EEA14886

apt-get update

apt-get install oracle-java8-installer



Make the file executable.



chmod +x java8



Run it to install.



./java8



To uninstall.



apt-get --purge remove oracle-java8-installer



That's all! See you.