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To use Oracle SQL Developer 17.3, you must first install the Java Development Kit (JDK) 8, as shown on the page Oracle SQL Developer 17.3 Release Notes. This documentation also states that If SQL Developer cannot find a local JDK, you will be prompted to enter the Location path for the JDK. Note that the prompt wants only the Folder, not the java.exe.
The first time Oracle SQL Developer runs, it prompts where JDK is installed: Type the full pathname of a JDK installation
. One way to get the full name is to open a terminal session and execute the following commands:
cd /usr/lib/jvm
ls
The response of the last command varies according to the installed JDK (Oracle JDK or Openjdk). In the case of default installation of Ubuntu may be something like
default-java java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64 java-8-openjdk-amd64
Then enter the following full pathname:
/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-amd64
References:
Sorry, I didn’t care about formatting, actually my concern was just an answer to a problem.
– Rayan Pereira de Lima
What version of Ubuntu? To install Oracle SQL Developer 17.3 you must first install Java JDK 8 and only after Oracle SQL Developer. See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sql-developer/downloads/sqldev-relnotes-173-3939064.html
– José Diz
Version 16.04, sql Developer 17.3.1. I installed java JDK 8 before performing sql installation.
– Rayan Pereira de Lima
This version of Oracle SQL Developer, 17.3, is recent. Maybe because of this there are still no specific tutorials for installing Oracle SQL Developer 17.3 on Ubuntu 16.04.
– José Diz