Installing the JDK with JAVA

Installing the JDK

The latest version of Android in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) requires Java 7. On Ubuntu, use OpenJDK.

Java 7: For the latest version of Android

$ sudo apt-get update 
$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk 

 

Optionally, update the default Java version by running:

$ sudo update-alternatives --config java 
$ sudo update-alternatives --config javac 

 

To develop older versions of Android, download and install the corresponding version of the Java JDK:
Java 6: for Gingerbread through KitKat
Java 5: for Cupcake through Froyo