Install the Latest Java Development Kit 8

The BI Publisher WebLogic Server that is part of the Fusion Middleware infrastructure must be installed separately before the Oracle Fusion Middleware product. Prior to the 12c (12.2.1.2.0) release of BI Publisher, the Fusion Middleware product was part of the Oracle Business Intelligence Suite.

1. Get the latest version of the Java Development Kit (JDK) version 8 from the Oracle customer portal.
2. Save the tar.gz file to the directory on your server where you want to install it.
3. Login to your server as the root user.
4. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the tar.gz file.
5. Extract the tar.gz file. For example:

   -	tar xzf jdk-8u144-linux-x64.tar.gz

6. Add the following two lines to the /home/oracle/.bashrc file to permanently set the JAVA_HOME environment variable and set the java binary as part of the system PATH:

   export JAVA_HOME=/opt/jdk1.8.0_144
   export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
   

   Note:

   JAVA_HOME must be accessible to the oracle user. In the above example, the /opt directory must be accessible to the oracle user.