i have installed sql developer but can't run?

Question

It doesn't work and give me this message:

Type the full pathname of a JDK installation (or Ctrl-C to quit), the path will be stored in /home/muhammad/.sqldeveloper/4.1.0/product.conf

Solution

You'll have to install Oracle JDK 8 (Oracle Java SE Development Kit 8) in order to make it work: you can get the latest version here, or you can download it from the webupd8 Java repository:

1. Add the webupd8 Java repository to apt: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
2. Update the apt cache: sudo apt-get update
3. Install Oracle JDK 8: sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

Then when prompted for a JDK installation provide the Oracle JDK 8 installation path, which is either the path you chose during the manual installation or the default path for the version installed via the webupd8 repository, which is /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle

Comments

[Debashish]

Thanks a lot. I have been trying to solve this problem since the last 6 hours !!