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Install open JDK in Linux

In this article, we will install the "OpenJDK" on the linux machine.

What is the OpenJDK?

OpenJDK is the open source implementation of the Java framework.

To install the OpenJDK.

1. Download the setup file from the following link - https://jdk.java.net/15/

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2. Transfer the setup file on the linux server using WinSCP.

3. Once transferred, extract the setup using the following command.

tar -tvf /home/karan/openjdk-15.0.1_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz

4. Setup is extracted in the jdk1.8.0_271 folder.

5. Finally execute the following command.

cd jdk1.8.0_271
yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk -y

If multiple versions of Java are installed on the Linux machine, you can switch between the different versions using the following command.

alternatives --config java

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