How to specify to install oracle jdk instead of openjdk in sdk cli on ubuntu 17.04?

Question

When using sdkman on uBuntu 17.04, I do not see an option to install the oracle jdk. How to specify to install oracle jdk using sdkman on uBuntu 17.04?

$sdk list java
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 Available Java Version
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 > * 8u131-zulu                                                                    
     7u141-zulu                                                                    
     6u93-zulu 


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 + - local version
 * - installed
 > - currently in use
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$  

Answer 1

You can type sdk ls java and see which versions are available.

At the moment I see 8u141-oracle in the list. So you can install it by sdk i java 8u141-oracle

Answer 2

Currently Oracle JDKs has finally been pulled out from SDKMAN due to some legal issues. The legal issues are explained over here

They have decided to introduce a lot of OpenJDK implementations like Azul Zulu, Azul ZuluFX for those who need JavaFX along with it. Please check with sdk ls java to find out what more are supported as of now.

Answer 3

Just for anyone stumbling upon this answer: You can still download Oracle JDK and extract it manually in the appropriate folder. After that you can use all the sdkman commands like if it was installed automatically.

Extract Oracle JDK to ~/.sdkman/candidates/java/8.0.241-oracle and activate using sdk use java 8.0.241-oracle .

2021 Edit: You no longer need to install/extract the manually downloaded binaries in the .sdkman folder. Just use local-path and provide the path where the binaries reside, eg sdk install groovy 2.4.13-local /opt/groovy-2.4.13