If you really need Oracle Java (some applications seem to insist on it) on Ubuntu here is the procedure using a PPA.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer
HT to WebUpd8 http://ppa.webupd8.org/
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Phil
27 Jun 2012Thank-you so much. I wasted 4 hours trying to get ubuntu’s efforts to work with my java web-app (icedtea). I followed this advice and it just works! THANKS
Jovan
10 Jul 2012Thanks – much appreciated! Great post!
AW
14 Jul 2012Thank You!
shadab
22 Jul 2012life is so easy when guys like you are present out there… thanks for your post.. much appreciated.. thank you once again..
Ata Ul Nasar(Sweden)
24 Jul 2012It is Very very helpful…..Thank you very much
Ata Ul Nasar(Sweden)
24 Jul 2012it work 100%
tribun
27 Jul 2012Not woking, downloading package from oracle URL gives an error document instead of installer package
Guest
31 Jul 2012If you don’t have the command … sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
this will help you fixing your problems:
http://forum.schnellsuche.de/netzwerkprobleme/losung-add-apt-repository-command-not-found-t4583.html
thedawn2009
31 Jul 2012This works, just used it and everything downloaded successfully.
loiphamle
8 Aug 2012Thanks a lot!
Kiran
1 Sep 2012This works like charm. I wasted many hours trying to get this done via Software Center but JDK failed to enable in my Firefox. Thanks a million for your help.
DarkShower
7 Sep 2012Tks alot.
prabhakaran
10 Sep 2012Thanks for this help. It saved time.
Brandon
16 Sep 2012YESSS! THANKS YOU!
Harshal
23 Sep 2012thanks a lot.
Piyush Gohil
2 Oct 2012Hello,
Thanks For THe Java Install . i Have Very Easily INstall Java.
ferstar
7 Nov 2012Thanks very much for your oracle-java7-installer,I am building Android from source,but it requires sun’s jdk.Thanks GOD I find your installer,now it works!
Thank you very much.
Tee
15 Nov 2012Wow…so much easier than the unbuntu community..thank you
blackant
19 Nov 2012THANKS YOU!
wk.hack
8 Dec 2012Thank you and webupd8team
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