


The Oracle team provides Java RPM packages as well as compiled source code.

How to Install Java 11 on CentOS & Fedora.You can use below link to install Java 11. On this topic.IMPORTANT: Java 8 is no longer available to download publically. You may wish to consult the following resources for additional information Then, run the application with java foobar. If you need to compile Java code on your Linode, run javac foobar.java. The output should be: java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64 1:1.8.0.7_3 can also verify by running the Java compiler, javac. sudo yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk-develĪfter the installation finishes, verify its completion using yum list installed | grep "openjdk-devel". If you plan on using Java to write or edit programs on your Linode, install the JDK. sudo yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk-headlessĪfter the installation finishes, verify its completion using yum list installed | grep "java". In this example, you’ll install the minimal version of OpenJDK 8. The openjdk-headless package contains a minimal implementation of the JDK for executing Java applications on the command line. In CentOS, the JRE package is java-$(version)-openjdk. If you don’t plan on using Java to write software, the JRE is all you need. Install Java Runtime Environment (Java JRE) This guide will use sudo wherever possible. Before You Beginįamiliarize yourself with our Getting Started guide and complete the steps for setting your Linode’s hostname and timezone. OpenJDK is the free and open-source implementation of the Java SE Development Kit. This guide installs the OpenJDK 8 runtime environment and development kit in CentOS 7. Unlike Python or C, Java does not come pre-installed on Linode distribution images.

Software written in Java can compile and run on any system.
