Installing Oracle Java SE 8 (with JavaFX) Developer Preview for ARM
http://www.savagehomeautomation.com/projects/raspberry-pi-installing-oracle-java-se-8-with-javafx-develop.html
These instructions include the Raspian/Debian configuration to establish the newly installed JDK8 as the system default JRE/JDK and instructions to configure your JAVA_HOME path.
