Old Java programs may not run in Java 8 or Java 9. Java 8 is default for Ubuntu 16.04. So you'll need to find an old repository. These instructions work:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openjdk-r/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64 java -version