Install GeoServer on Ubuntu 18.04

geoserver-install.sh

#Updated to cover Geoserver 2.15.1
#Added sudo to apt-get lines

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre 

# PostgreSQL and PostGIS
sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib postgis postgresql-10-postgis-2.4

# Create "geoserver" database
sudo -u postgres createuser -P geoserver
sudo -u postgres createdb -O geoserver geoserver
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE EXTENSION postgis; CREATE EXTENSION postgis_topology;" geoserver

# GeoServer install
apt install unzip
mkdir -p /var/www/geoserver
cd /var/www/geoserver
wget https://jaist.dl.sourceforge.net/project/geoserver/GeoServer/2.15.1/geoserver-2.15.1-bin.zip
unzip geoserver-2.15.1-bin.zip
mv geoserver-2.15.1/* .
echo "export GEOSERVER_HOME=/var/www/geoserver" >> ~/.profile
. ~/.profile

# GeoServer run
./bin/startup.sh

In the browser open http://localhost:8080/geoserver/web/