That being said, if you must use Java, do not use the one that comes from Java.com, which is the variant that includes the shovelware install that Ed has written about.

If you want long-term support from Oracle for a Java release you have to pay for it by using the Oracle JDK build. As mentioned, Oracle will only support OpenJDK builds for six months. More about ...

More to the point, Java 8 is no longer supported by Oracle. Java 11 and Java 17 are the new LTS Java releases. The next LTS release, Java 21, is coming in 10 months. If you are using Java 8, you must ...