sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
To install Oracle Java 8, run:
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer
Change the number 8 to 6 (or 7) in the code to install Java 6 (or 7).
While installation, you’ll be asked to agree the license and then the installer start downloading Java file from oracle website and install it on your system.
To set the default Java, run:
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-set-default
Also change number 8 to the Java version you want.