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= Installing Oracle Java SE

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To install Oracle Java SE:

. Navigate to link:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads[Oracle Java SE downloads page], and
  choose the version of Java you wish to use.

. Accept the license agreement and download the appropriate tar.gz file for your systems architecture. Do NOT use Oracle rpms as these are NOT compatible with fedora/openjdk packages. Download tar.gz instead and unpack it somewhere.

. Use `DNF` to install it the downloaded version e.g.:

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sudo dnf install version-downloaded.rpm
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Note: Always make sure to download latest version available.

== Switching between Java Versions                                                        

You might have installed several versions of Java on your system, you can switch from one 

After running this command, you will see a a list of all installed Java versions, select t

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sudo alternatives --config java
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Simply enter a selection number to choose which java executable should be used by default.

* verify:                                                                                 

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java --Versions
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