Unable to install java-8-openjdk

[creeve4]

I am attempting to install java-8-openjdk using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openjdk-r/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk

Installation progress until:

Installing new version of config file /etc/java-8-openjdk/jvm-amd64.cfg ...

At this point installation stops/hangs.

[russalex]

Are you running the Anniversary Update (14393) or are you part of the Insider program (14905)?

We have some known issues in 14393 when running Java which have been fixed in 14905. Just ran the commands above on the current Windows Insider build and java installed correctly. Marking as fixed from an insider perspective (need a better way to mark where things are fixed, thinking of using the milestone field for that).

Additionally, linking this one to #857, #746, and #315.

[ericblade]

FWIW, installing openjdk-7-jre worked for me from AU, as well as installing the icedtea-7-plugin, but i have not actually tried it with anything except a java program that doesn't work due to other reasons. It did at least start the app, but then the app aborts because other things fail that are unrelated.

[creeve4]

I am running the Anniversary Update (14393).

[dyanakiev]

I run latest public build, i installed java with apt-get install default-jdk = java 7 works very well i upgraded to java 8 following this guide: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html working well too

[sunilmut]

Closing this issue since it is fixed in the insider builds.