Install Oracle Java 7 in [X]Ubuntu 12.04 Precise via PPA
Oracle Java is the alternative to OpenJDK package, but is not longer available in Ubuntu repositories (due to some change in Java License). Oracle Java remains my choice because I find it to work better with some applications (specially java web applets). If you want to give OpenJDK a try, view here instructions to install it. “WebUpd8” team provides a PPA with one package that automatically downloads and installs Oracle Java JDK/JRE/Plugin 7 from its official website and installs it on your computer. Install Open a terminal window and run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java -y sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer References Web Upd8