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 ### (Ubuntu-like) Linux
 
+1. Install Java
+   ```
+   sudo apt-get install default-jdk
+   ```
 1. [Install sbt](http://www.scala-sbt.org/release/docs/Installing-sbt-on-Linux.html),
     which isn't available by default in the system package manager:
     ```