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= Installing Oracle Java SE

To install Oracle Java SE:

. Navigate to link:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads[Oracle Java SE downloads page].

. Choose the version of Java you wish to use. Typically, you would navigate to the link:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html[version 8 page].

. 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 tar to unpack downloaded archive e.g.:
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# tar -xvzf jdk-8u201-linux-x64.tar.gz
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Note that jdk-8u201-linux-x64.tar.gz is used as example only. Always make sure to download latest version available.