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How do I get the latest Java JRE version?

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I have Ubuntu 14.04 and I need the latest version of Java JRE to run certain games but I have the old version and I do not know how I can update it. I tried downloading it from https://java.com/download but I couldn't rub the downloaded file, Also tried looking at other people's questions but I couldn't really understand them.The error I get is "the application requires a Java runtime environment 1.6.0"
Here's a screen shot of the error:
http://i.imgur.com/y6yMcXJ.png

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WebUpd8

Webupd8 offers a ppa on Launchpad which offers Java installers for all current Ubuntu releases.

PPA description:

Oracle Java (JDK) Installer (automatically downloads and installs Oracle JDK7 / JDK8 / JDK9). There are no actual Java files in this PPA.



More info (and Ubuntu installation instructions):

- for Oracle Java 7: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/01/install-oracle-java-jdk-7-in-ubuntu-via.html

- for Oracle Java 8: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/09/install-oracle-java-8-in-ubuntu-via-ppa.html



Debian installation instructions:

- Oracle Java 7: http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/how-to-install-oracle-java-7-in-debian.html

- Oracle Java 8: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-in-debian.html



Important!!! For now, you should continue to use Java 8 because Oracle Java 9 is available as an early access release (it should be released in 2016)! You should only use Oracle Java 9 if you explicitly need it, because it may contain bugs and it might not include the latest security patches! Also, some Java options were removed in JDK9, so you may encounter issues with various Java apps. More information and installation instructions (Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Debian): http://www.webupd8.org/2015/02/install-oracle-java-9-in-ubuntu-linux.html

In case you need Java 8 - simple do as follows:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer