To install the latest ARM Java 8 JDK release I hade to manually install it with the following process:

1. First on your local machine download the latest Java 8 package for Linux ARM v6/v7 Hard Fload ABI found here:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
2. Open up a Terminal session on your local machine
3. Copy the Java archive to the home directory of the root user on your Beaglebone Black/Green. Open up a Terminal session on your local machine and type with the following command:

    sudo scp /path/to/java/archive root@192.168.7.2:/path/to/user/home

4. Once the file has finished copying over to the home directory of your user account on the Beaglebone open up a Terminal session and SSH into the Beaglebone
5. Once inside the SSH session on the Beaglebone make sure you are in he home directory and unpack the java archive:

   cd /~
   gunzip jdk-8-linux-arm-vfp-hflt.tar.gz

6. Copy Upack the tar into the /usr directory:

   sudo tar xf jdk-8-linux-arm-vfp-hflt.tar -C /usr

7. Next update the Java path by adding the following lines to the .bashrc file

   sudo nano ~/.bash_profile

   Add the follownig to the ~/.bash_profile and save it

   #### JAVA 1.8.0 #######################
       export JAVA_HOME=/usr/jdk1.8.0_60
       export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
    #### JAVA 1.8.0 #######################

   Then run

   source ~/.bash_profile

8. Finally to test the install and check the Java version:

   java -version

   It should print back something like this:

   java version "1.8.0_60"
   Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
   Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)

So yeah after some hacking away at the terminal Java is installed on the Beaglebone. Now since this project is utilizing BowlerStudio and it would make sense to be able to pull and build BowlerStudio from the git repo right on the Beaglebone. In order to build BowlerStudio in the shell from source, not only is Java required but also Maven and Gradle, I will go over the process I went to install them below:

Installing Maven 3.3.3 on the Beaglebone Green:

1. Open a Terminal session
2. SSH into the Beaglebone using user account.
3. Now download the latest build of Maven 3.3.3

   cd /tmp
   sudo wget http://apache-mirror.rbc.ru/pub/apache/maven/maven-3/3.3.3/binaries/apache-maven-3.3.3-bin.tar.gz

4. Now to unpack the archive, create the install directory, and move the contents of the archive tot he directory

   sudo tar -xvzpf apache-maven-3.3.3-bin.tar.gz
   sudo mkdir -p /opt/maven/3.3.3
   sudo mv apache-maven-3.3.3/* /opt/maven/3.3.3/
   sudo ln -s /opt/maven/3.3.3/ /opt/maven/current

5. Now to add the proper PATH, open your bash profile:

sudo nano ~/.bash_profile

Add the following to the File below the Java entry :

#### MAVEN 3.3.3 #########################

    export MAVEN_HOME=/opt/maven/current
    export PATH=$PATH:$MAVEN_HOME/bin

#### MAVEN 3.3.3 #########################

Then run

source ~/.bash_profile

6. Test Installation and Check Version

   mvn -version

Installing Gradle on the Beaglebone Green

1. Open a Terminal session
2. Access the Beaglebone over SSH under the user account you created earlier inthe tutorial

   ssh your-username@192.168.7.2

3. Now download the latest Gradle

   cd /tmp
   sudo wget https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.7-all.zip

4. Now to unpack the archive, create the install directory, and move the contents of the archive tot he directory

   unzip gradle-2.4-all.zip
   sudo mkdir -p /opt/gradle/2.4
   sudo mv gradle-2.4/* /opt/gradle/2.4/
   sudo ln -s /opt/gradle/2.4/ /opt/gradle/current

5. Now to add the proper PATH, open your bash profile:

   sudo nano ~/.bash_profile

   Add the following entry after the others:

   #### GRADLE 2.7 ###########################
   
       export GRADLE_HOME=/opt/gradle/current
       export PATH=$PATH:$GRADLE_HOME/bin
   
   #### GRADLE 2.7 ###########################

6. Then run:

   source ~/.bash_profile

7. Lastly check test the installation and check version:

   gradle -version