Installing Java 7 along with already installed Java 8 to be able to build Android application

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I just moved to new Ubuntu and, thus, installed the last java version which is 8 (or 1.8). I also installed Android Studio 0.5.7. However, Dalvik doesn't support Java 8, does it? I want to keep the current java 8 installed because I'm going to use it in Java projects but I also have to install Java 7 to be able to use it in Android. What's the right way to do this?

UPDATE:

The errors:

Error:A problem occurred configuring project ':app'.
> Could not resolve all dependencies for configuration ':app:_debugCompile'.
   > Could not find any version that matches com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+.
     Required by:
         MyApplication:app:unspecified

#app/build.grandle

apply plugin: 'android'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 19
    buildToolsVersion "19.0.3"

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 8
        targetSdkVersion 19
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            runProguard false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
}

You can use Java 8 to compile to Java 7 (or Java 6) bytecode. — Code-Apprentice, Apr 28 '14 at 02:35
@Code-Guru, it did, but it seemed it didn't understand my accent. is there another way? — Incerteza, Apr 28 '14 at 02:37
@Code-Guru, updated. In "project structure" -> SDK location I have "/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_05" which is the correct path to jdk8. — Incerteza, Apr 28 '14 at 03:02
Are you still having problems? The error you posted has got nothing to do with Java 8. — Scott Barta, Apr 28 '14 at 16:45

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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Could not find any version that matches com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+.

is answered in Android Studio could not find any version that matches com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+

i.e in SDK Manager install/update Extras / Android Support Repository to use this dependency.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:33

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answered Jun 13 '14 at 09:03

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