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How to install Oracle Java 8 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty / LinuxMint 17 Qiana, and how to prepare Eclipse 4.3 Kepler for Java 8

Both Ubuntu and Linux Mint have OpenJDK in their repositories, and that should work fine for most stuff.
But when you are into serious development, especially to install the Eclipse IDE, you need Oracle Java.

To install Oracle Java 8 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty / LinuxMint 17 Qiana, use the following commands in Terminal:

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