How to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on CentOS, Red Hat and Fedora
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) provides the necessary components to run Java applications on your systems. A JRE includes the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), the Java class libraries, and other supporting files.
JRE is available both from OpenJDK and Oracle. OpenJDK JRE is an open-source implementation of the Java SE platform, while Oracle JRE is the official version by Oracle. Both versions are similar, but Oracle JRE may have some additional features unavailable in OpenJDK JRE. This guide will show you how to install OpenJDK's JRE on CentOS, Red Hat, and Fedora.
OpenJDK's JRE can be installed using yum or dnf at the terminal on these Linux distributions. You can also choose from multiple versions of OpenJDK's JRE available in the default yum repositories.
Steps to install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on CentOS, Fedora and Red Hat:
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Launch terminal.
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Search for available JRE versions for your distribution and version.
$ dnf search openjdk | grep Runtime Last metadata expiration check: 0:07:34 ago on Thu 26 Jan 2023 09:51:16 AM +08. java-1.8.0-openjdk.aarch64 : OpenJDK 8 Runtime Environment java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless.aarch64 : OpenJDK 8 Headless Runtime Environment java-11-openjdk.aarch64 : OpenJDK 11 Runtime Environment java-11-openjdk-headless.aarch64 : OpenJDK 11 Headless Runtime Environment java-17-openjdk.aarch64 : OpenJDK 17 Runtime Environment java-17-openjdk-headless.aarch64 : OpenJDK 17 Headless Runtime Environment
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Install preferred OpenJDK's JRE version from official repository.
$ sudo dnf install --assumeyes java-17-openjdk [sudo] password for user: Last metadata expiration check: 1:58:16 ago on Thu 26 Jan 2023 10:27:45 AM +08. Dependencies resolved. ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: java-17-openjdk aarch64 1:17.0.6.0.9-0.3.ea.el9 appstream 430 k Installing dependencies: copy-jdk-configs noarch 4.0-3.el9 appstream 28 k java-17-openjdk-headless aarch64 1:17.0.6.0.9-0.3.ea.el9 appstream 41 M javapackages-filesystem noarch 6.0.0-3.el9 appstream 14 k lksctp-tools aarch64 1.0.19-2.el9 baseos 93 k lua aarch64 5.4.2-7.el9 appstream 185 k lua-posix aarch64 35.0-8.el9 appstream 149 k mkfontscale aarch64 1.2.1-3.el9 appstream 32 k ttmkfdir aarch64 3.0.9-65.el9 appstream 51 k tzdata-java noarch 2022g-2.el9 appstream 229 k xorg-x11-fonts-Type1 noarch 7.5-33.el9 appstream 505 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 11 Packages Total download size: 43 M Installed size: 200 M ##### snipped
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Check installed java version.
$ java --version openjdk 17.0.6-ea 2023-01-17 LTS OpenJDK Runtime Environment (Red_Hat-17.0.6.0.9-0.3.ea.el9) (build 17.0.6-ea+9-LTS) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (Red_Hat-17.0.6.0.9-0.3.ea.el9) (build 17.0.6-ea+9-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
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Install other JRE version if required.
$ sudo dnf install --assumeyes java-11-openjdk Last metadata expiration check: 2:00:49 ago on Thu 26 Jan 2023 10:27:45 AM +08. Dependencies resolved. ========================================================================================================================================================================== Package Architecture Version Repository Size ========================================================================================================================================================================== Installing: java-11-openjdk aarch64 1:11.0.18.0.9-0.3.ea.el9 appstream 436 k Installing dependencies: java-11-openjdk-headless aarch64 1:11.0.18.0.9-0.3.ea.el9 appstream 39 M Transaction Summary ========================================================================================================================================================================== Install 2 Packages Total download size: 39 M Installed size: 176 M ##### snipped
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Change default java version if required.
$ sudo alternatives --config java There are 2 programs which provide 'java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- 1 java-17-openjdk.aarch64 (/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-17.0.6.0.9-0.3.ea.el9.aarch64/bin/java) *+ 2 java-11-openjdk.aarch64 (/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-11.0.18.0.9-0.3.ea.el9.aarch64/bin/java) Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 1
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Check current default JRE version.
$ java --version openjdk 17.0.6-ea 2023-01-17 LTS OpenJDK Runtime Environment (Red_Hat-17.0.6.0.9-0.3.ea.el9) (build 17.0.6-ea+9-LTS) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (Red_Hat-17.0.6.0.9-0.3.ea.el9) (build 17.0.6-ea+9-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)