Use the PPA Method: Add the repository:

echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list 
echo "deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/webupd8team/java/ubuntu trusty main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webupd8team-java.list 
apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys EEA14886 
apt-get update 
apt-get install oracle-java8-installer 

Source: http://www.webupd8.org/2014/03/how-to-install-oracle-java-8-in-debian.html