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Install Java on Ubuntu Running on AWS

Getting old versions with default recommendations

3 min readDec 30, 2023

I was messing around with Burp Collaborator (again).

To run Burp Collaborator you run Burp from the command line and in order to do that you need to install your own version of Java. Even though Burp comes with a JRE that doesn’t work. You can read about launching Burp from the command line here:

Launching Burp Suite from the command line

Burp Suite is a Java application and is distributed via native platform installers. However, Burp is also available as…

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There are different versions of Java. You can install Java from Oracle but mind the license. I think they changed it again but not sure if it is completely free.

How do I install Java ?

The installation of Java (also known as the Java Runtime Environment or JRE) is a simple process on Windows, Mac, Linux…

www.java.com

Oracle JDK License General FAQs

This page contains FAQs regarding the Oracle JDK License and links to other FAQs.

www.oracle.com

You can use the OpenJDK which is free:

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Install Java on Ubuntu Running on AWS

Getting old versions with default recommendations

Launching Burp Suite from the command line

Burp Suite is a Java application and is distributed via native platform installers. However, Burp is also available as…

How do I install Java ?

The installation of Java (also known as the Java Runtime Environment or JRE) is a simple process on Windows, Mac, Linux…

Oracle JDK License General FAQs

This page contains FAQs regarding the Oracle JDK License and links to other FAQs.

Written by Teri Radichel⁠

Published in Cloud Security

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