Trouble updating Java

**SuperFreak** · July 18th, 2015

Noticed that Firefox 39 indicates my Java plugin is out of date. Followed THESE instructions and downloaded Linux X64 tar.gz file and installed. Plugin still doesn't register as updated

**claracc** · July 18th, 2015

You can try an straightforward way of installing java through the webup8 ppa: https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/java

**SuperFreak** · July 18th, 2015

Thanks I tried this and I am getting errors

Code:

david@MainSqueeze:~$ su -
Password: 
su: Authentication failure
david@MainSqueeze:~$ sudo echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list
tee: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list: Permission denied
[sudo] password for david: 
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main
david@MainSqueeze:~$ sudo echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list
tee: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list: Permission denied
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main
david@MainSqueeze:~$

Found further directions HERE for Ubuntu . Followed instructions but says that Java is already installed but Firefox says it needs updating

**claracc** · July 19th, 2015

Well, I have a similar situation in my ubuntu 14.04 fallback fully updated.

Java plugins in firefox: see attached window, 10.60.2 and 10.80.2 and any case java web page says I have an outdated java.

If I run in terminal java -version, this is what I have:

clara@clara1:~$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_80"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_80-b15)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 24.80-b11, mixed mode)

I use the webup8 ppa for updating oracle java, and I have the last oracle java 7 plugin, there is not any one newer. But java and firefox say the plugin is outdated.

is there any security problem with last oracle java 7 plugin ?, Is advisable to install the java 8?, what is the problem ?

**claracc** · July 19th, 2015

I attach the java plugins informationfrom add-ons tab in forefox, since I forgot to attach in previous comment

**gnwiii** · July 19th, 2015

The webupd8team PPA hasn't been updated to the current Oracle versions, so if you need Java in a browser you will have to download the Oracle JDK in .tar.gz format and install manually. This has been discussed in another thread where I posted an outline of the steps needed for a manual install.