Great, I don't specifically require Oracle Java 8, openjdk will work fine 
for my application.
Thanks for the swift help.

On Tuesday, 31 March 2020 22:19:39 UTC+2, RobertCNelson wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 3:09 PM <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: 
> > 
> > Is it possible to install Java 8 on the PocketBeagle (Stretch IoT) to 
> run .jar files? All I find online is tutorials for running Java on the 
> BeagleBone Black etc. - none of which seem to work for me on the 
> PocketBeagle. Really just looking for a step-by-step tutorial on getting 
> Java going on the PocketBeagle... Anyone with some experience on that? 
>
> Do you have a specific reason for Java 8? Oracle Open Sourced' their 
> arm port to the openjdk poroject 
>
> https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/297 
>
>
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/aarch32-port-dev/2016-August/000406.html
>  
>
> They also locked up Java 8 behind a login, that's why any of our old 
> "tutorials" don't work.. 
>
> For example, we use to ship a "oracle-java8-installer", that package 
> broke as soon as Oracle forced the login window.. 
>
> Just switch to buster and grab openjdk-11 
>
> Regards, 
>
> -- 
> Robert Nelson 
> https://rcn-ee.com/ 
>

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