wget to download Java 8

download-java8.sh

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

Just extending this example for others so you can always just download the latest jdk8 in one script. This if you need a version other than x64 tar gz you will have to update it.

#!/bin/bash -x

# Find Latest version on Oracle
LATEST_PAGE=https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/javase8u211-later-archive-downloads.html

# Get file list
wget $LATEST_PAGE

LATEST_VERSION=`grep 'Java SE Development Kit 8' javase8u211-later-archive-downloads.html | head -1 | sed 's/.*\(8u.*\)<.*/\1/'`
LATEST_PATCH=`echo $LATEST_VERSION | sed 's/8u//g'`
LATEST_URL=`grep data-file= javase8u211-later-archive-downloads.html | grep -E "jdk-$LATEST_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.gz" | sed "s/.*data-file='\(.*\)'/\1/"`
rm javase8u211-later-archive-downloads.html

echo "Downloading....."

FILE=jdk-${LATEST_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
VERSION=`echo $LATEST_URL | awk -F\/ '{print $7}' | sed 's/8u//g'`
HASH=`echo $LATEST_URL | awk -F\/ '{print $8}'`
URL="https://javadl.oracle.com/webapps/download/GetFile/1.8.0_$VERSION/$HASH/linux-i586/$FILE"
wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" $URL

Not the official Oracle Java, but you can install openjdk-8-* on Linux to get a full Java 8.

Just extending this example for others so you can always just download the latest jdk8 in one script. This if you need a version other than x64 tar gz you will have to update it.

Thank you!

I actually found I was downloading the LATEST -1 with my script above.. here is an update for the latest latest for x64 linux

LATEST_PAGE="https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/#java8"
DOWNFILE=index.html

# Get file list
wget $LATEST_PAGE

LATEST_VERSION=`grep 'Java SE Development Kit 8' $DOWNFILE | head -1 | sed 's/.*\(8u.*\)<.*/\1/'`
LATEST_PATCH=`echo $LATEST_VERSION | sed 's/8u//g'`
LATEST_URL=`grep data-file= $DOWNFILE | grep -E "jdk-$LATEST_VERSION-linux-x64.tar.gz" | sed "s/.*data-file='\(.*\)'/\1/"`
rm $DOWNFILE

echo "Downloading....."

FILE=jdk-${LATEST_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
VERSION=`echo $LATEST_URL | awk -F\/ '{print $7}' | sed 's/8u//g'`
HASH=`echo $LATEST_URL | awk -F\/ '{print $8}'`
URL="https://javadl.oracle.com/webapps/download/GetFile/1.8.0_$VERSION/$HASH/linux-i586/$FILE"
wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" $URL

@sampipe Your script worked wonderfully. I tried to tweak for jdk 11 but lack necessary skills to make it work right. Some of the code I can't wrap my head around. Have you by chance tried it for jdk 11?

Sorry I don't have some at hand..it should be simple enough to work out but I'm off work for a week so couldn't have a look for prob near 10 days..