Ubuntu: How to install the Oracle Java on Ubuntu via Repository/PPA

OpenJDK is a great open-source implementation of Java Platform supported by open-source community and Oracle itself. However it's very well stable and compatible with Java applications there is a few cases where it's necessary to use the Oracle Java JRE/JDK itself.

The problem about this is that there isn't an official Oracle Java repository available for Ubuntu. Even there's no *.DEB package available to download in Oracle Java site.

However, the Web Upd8 team has provide a Ubuntu PPA with the Oracle Java packages what today it's provide 3 versions of that: 6, 7 and the newest 8. If you want to check the PPA itself you can check it on https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/java.

So, the installation of a ppa software itself is quite simple, just follow the next lines:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer

or

sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

or

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

Canonical Annouces Ubuntu for Phones

After a one-day-counting-down, which read 'So close, you can almost touch it.', Canonical, the Ubuntu developer, has announced Ubuntu for Phones, a new Smartphone SO running Linux. According to the official website, the newest smartphone SO will be shows up on CES 2013 and must run native apps as well as web apps.

Even according to the Ubuntu's page, developers will be able to write apps compatible between desktop and smartphone Ubuntu versions by using the Ubuntu SDK.

Ubuntu for Phone: Official pictures

Sure it's very early to say anything about Ubuntu for Phone, so let's follow the next steps...

Find out more on http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/phone.