Dockerfile for installing Java with Ubuntu base image

Dockerfile.java

# Java 8 (Oracle) Dockerfile
# Base image: Ubuntu
# Installs: Java 8
  
FROM ubuntu:latest

# Install basic software support
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install --yes software-properties-common

# Add the JDK 8 and accept licenses (mandatory)
RUN add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java && \
    echo debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true | debconf-set-selections && \
    echo debconf shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 seen true | debconf-set-selections

# Install Java 8
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get --yes --no-install-recommends install oracle-java8-installer

# Jetty/Tomcat port
# EXPOSE 8080

# === Do your work here ===

E: Package 'oracle-java8-installer' has no installation candidate

E: Unable to locate package software-properties-common

edit: after running apt-get update before apt-get install, I was able to install software-properties-common