Ubuntu PPA updates Oracle Java 7 Update 40 (7u40)

Java is a cross-platform software design language. Oracle Java 7 provides environment requirements for some programs. Oracle released Java 7 Update 40 (7u40) and WebUpd8 Java PPA was also updated, you can easily install Oracle Java 7 Update 40 (7u40) and support Ubuntu and debian users.

Oracle Java 7u40 introduces the following new features:

• Java Mission Control (JMC), an advanced monitoring and diagnostics tool inherited from JRockit is now fully supported on JDK 7. This is a commercial feature;
• Part of JMC, Java Flight Recorder enables you to record events and metrics during runtime and extract them at will;
• Support for the Retina display with Swing/AWT and JavaFX;
• New JDK binary for hardfloat Linux/ARM, for ARM-based micro servers and development boards. With this, JDK 7 now officially supports the Rasbian Linux distribution (for Raspberry Pi );
• A new Deployment Rule Set feature to enable fine granular controls for execution of Applet and WebStart applications;
• Security feature enhancements for applets, JAXP and x.509 certificates.

There are also a large number of BUG fixes

Run the following command to install Ubuntu PPA and open the terminal:

Sudo add-apt-repository ppa: webupd8team/java

Sudo apt-get update

Sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

Install Oracle Java 7 (JDK) on Ubuntu)

Oracle JDK 7u40 released