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wget to download Java 8
wget --continue --no-check-certificate -O jdk-8-linux-x64.tar.gz --header Cookie: oraclelicense=a http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8-b132/jdk-8-linux-x64.tar.gz
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JonnathaFaria commented Sep 24, 2025

wget https://github.com/adoptium/temurin8-binaries/releases/download/jdk8u462-b08/OpenJDK8U-jdk_x64_linux_hotspot_8u462b08.tar.gz
mkdir /opt/java-1.8
tar -zxvf OpenJDK8U-jdk_x64_linux_hotspot_8u462b08.tar.gz -C /opt/java-1.8
alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/java-1.8/jdk8u462-b08/bin/java 1800
alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /opt/java-1.8/jdk8u462-b08/bin/javac 1800
alternatives --set java /opt/java-1.8/jdk8u462-b08/bin/java
alternatives --set javac /opt/java-1.8/jdk8u462-b08/bin/javac

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