Unattended Java install on Ubuntu 14.04

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I like to to automate all the tasks I do often and of the things many of my virtual servers need is Java JDK. Unfortunately the Oracle JDK is not available as debian package but there’s a way to make it. This is where WebUpd8 Team PPA comes in as they provide installer for java6, java7 and java8.

Below is the script I use to install it unattended. You can download it also from github gist. If you want Java6 then just use oracle-java6-installer and for Java 8 oracle-java8-installer. This also works other ubuntu versions just substitute trusty with the code of your ubuntu release like precise for Ubuntu 12.04. Hope you find this useful.

cat - <<-EOF >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list
# webupd8team repository list 
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main
# deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main
EOF

apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xEEA14886

echo debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true | /usr/bin/debconf-set-selections
echo debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 seen true | /usr/bin/debconf-set-selections

apt-get update
apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

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