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Ubuntu 14.04 Oracle Java 7 JDK Install
#Adds the PPA from webupd8team and allows apt-get access to the oracle Java 7 JDK
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
#Installs Oracle Java 7 JDK
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
#Note the system path for java-7-oracle
sudo update-alternatives --config java
#Same selection as above
sudo update-alternatives --config javac
#Modify JAVA_HOME and set path displayed from update-alterantives
sudo vim /etc/environment
#First line of environment file ( Sets java_home at the systme level )
JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-oracle"
#Reloads /etc/environment file
source /etc/environment
#Verifies java version
echo $JAVA_HOME
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