Install Java on Ubuntu

# RUN THE COMMAND

sudo cp -r jre-7u45-linux-x64.tar.gz /usr/local/java
# NAVIGATE TO THE FOLDER
cd /usr/local/java
# RUN THE COMMAND
sudo tar xvzf jre-7u45-linux-x64.tar.gz
# YOU MAY CHECK DIRECTORIES BY THIS COMMAND
ls -a
# EDIT THE SYSTEM PATH at ETC/PROFILE
sudo gedit /etc/profile
# ADD THE FOLLOWING LINES AND SAVE AND CLOSE
JRE_HOME=/usr/local/java/jre1.7.0_45
PATH=$PATH:$JRE_HOME/bin
export JRE_HOME
export PATH
# INFORM YOUR UBUNTU LINUX SYSTEM WHERE YOUR ORACLE JAVA/JRE IS LOCATED
sudo update-alternatives --install ""/usr/bin/java"" ""java"" ""/usr/local/java/
jre1.7.0_45/bin/java"" 1
sudo update-alternatives --install ""/usr/bin/javaws"" ""javaws"" ""/usr/local/j
ava/jre1.7.0_45/bin/javaws"" 1
# INFOROM YOUR UBUNTU SYSTEM THAT ORACLE JAVA MUST BE THE DEFAULT JAVA/JRE
sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/local/java/jdk1.7.0_45/jre/bin/java
sudo update-alternatives --set javaws /usr/local/java/jre1.7.0_45/bin/javaws
# RELOAD PATH
. /etc/profile
# CHECK IF JAVA IS INSTALLED
java -version
# REBOOT THE COMPUTER
sudo reboot"