After setting up Git, node and Cordova one need to get the Java setup done for moving towards getting Ionic ready on Ubuntu linux.
Enter the command sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
. Enter the root password and let the system do it’s tasks.
Enter apt-cache search jdk
Set “JAVA_HOME” and “PATH” environment Variables:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/bin
Finished, now just verify the installation by checking the installed version:
javac -version
Open the setup file downloaded from here
Follow the instructions as shown:
Select installation components — this may be required for servers where specific configurations are needed
Select installation path
Incase you already have Java installed, a warning will be shown