I’m asking this question because I’m new to Java and Android and I searched for hours trying to figure this out. The answer came from a combination of related answers, so I figured I would document what I learned for anyone else who may be struggling. See answer.
I’m using Android Studio 2.1.2 and my Java setup is the following:
>java -version
> openjdk version "1.8.0_91"
> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_91-8u91-b14-3ubuntu1~15.10.1-b14)
> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.91-b14, mixed mode)