# Setup Java 8


Install the required packages

apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates wget dirmngr gnupg software-properties-common -y

Add the public key of the repository

wget -qO - https://adoptopenjdk.jfrog.io/adoptopenjdk/api/gpg/key/public | apt-key add - && add-apt-repository --yes https://adoptopenjdk.jfrog.io/adoptopenjdk/deb/

Update the packages of your server

apt update

Install Java8

apt install adoptopenjdk-8-hotspot -y

To verify the setup run this command

java -version
Sample Output
openjdk version "1.8.0_292"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 1.8.0_292-b10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 25.292-b10, mixed mode)