Installing Oracle Java SE 11 on Ubuntu 18.04

This article is a quick guide for Ubuntu Linux users installing Java 11, the current long-term support (LTS) Java version. I’ll briefly make the case for migrating your code base to Java 11, then guide you through the steps to install Oracle JDK 11 using the Ubuntu command line.

Note that this is a quick guide for Ubuntu users installing Java 11. I won’t dive too deep into Java 11 features or migration issues, which are amply covered elsewhere.

The case for migrating to Java 11

Released in March 2014, Java 8 promised a more modern approach to Java development. This trend continued in 2017, when Oracle announced a faster development cadence, throwing out the all-or-nothing approach that had allowed Java SE to stagnate between previous releases.

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