How to install Java JRE and JDK from RPM file on Linux

JRE stands for Java Runtime Environment.

JDK stands for Java Development Kit.

In most cases, if you want to run a Java application, you just need to install only the JRE.

But, if you are doing any work of developing or compiling an application that requires the Java SDK, then you need to install the JDK.

This tutorial explains how to install JRE only, JDK and JRE only, and along with JDK.

Download Java 8 JRE only

Latest Java 8 is available for download from here… Click on the Download link next to JRE.

Here is the direct download link Download JRE 8…

Click on the radio button that says “Accept the license agreement.” The radio button will disappear and you will see this message: Thank you for accepting the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE; You can now download this software.

For 64-bit Linux, download the JRE file 8u131-linux-x64.rpm located in “Linux x64”

for 32-bit Linux, download the JRE file 8u131-linux-i586.rpm located in “Linux x86”

Installing Java 8 JRE only

Java is not currently installed on this server.

# java -version
-bash: java: command not found

# rpm -qa | grep -i jre

Install the downloaded rpm JRE file as shown below.

# rpm -ivh jre-8u131-linux-x64.rpm --test
Preparing...                          ################# [100%]

# rpm -ivh jre-8u131-linux-x64.rpm 
Preparing...                          ################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
   1:jre1.8.0_131-1.8.0_131-fcs       ################# [100%]
Unpacking JAR files...
        plugin.jar...
        javaws.jar...
        deploy.jar...
        rt.jar...
        jsse.jar...
        charsets.jar...
        localedata.jar...

Make sure it is installed successfully. In this example, as we can see, this is Java 1.8.0 installed.

# java -version
java version "1.8.0_131"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_131-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.131-b11, mixed mode)

# rpm -qa | grep -i jre
jre1.8.0_131-1.8.0_131-fcs.x86_64

Download Java 8 JDK only

If you are installing the JDK, as a rule, you do not need to install the JRE separately, since all the binaries included in the JRE are also included in the JDK.

Latest Java 8 available for download here… Click on the Download link next to JDK.

Here is the direct download link JDK 8 Download…

For 64-bit Linux, download the jdk-8u131-linux-x64.rpm file located in “Linux x64”

for 32-bit Linux, download the jdk-8u131-linux-i586.rpm file located in “Linux x86”

Installing Java 8 JDK only

Install Java-JDK on your system as shown below.

# rpm -ivh jdk-8u131-linux-x64.rpm --test
Preparing...                          ################ [100%]
 
# rpm -ivh jdk-8u131-linux-x64.rpm 
Preparing...                          ################ [100%]
Updating / installing...
   1:jdk1.8.0_131-2000:1.8.0_131-fcs  ################ [100%]
Unpacking JAR files...
        tools.jar...
        plugin.jar...
        javaws.jar...
        deploy.jar...
        rt.jar...
        jsse.jar...
        charsets.jar...
        localedata.jar...

Make sure rpm JDK is installed successfully.

# rpm -qa | grep -i jdk
jdk1.8.0_131-1.8.0_131-fcs.x86_64

Java 8 JRE and JDK file locations

By default, the above steps will install the JRE and JDK to the / usr / java directory as shown below.

# ls -l /usr/java/
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root   16 Jun  1 11:57 default -> /usr/java/latest
drwxr-xr-x. 9 root root 4096 Jun  1 12:02 jdk1.8.0_131
drwxr-xr-x. 7 root root 4096 Jun  1 11:57 jre1.8.0_131
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root   22 Jun  1 12:02 latest -> /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_131

The output of the ls command above indicates that you can install multiple versions of the JRE or JDK on the same machine, as each install will have its own directory name with a version number in it.

Java executables are used from the JRE location (not from the JDK location).

If you have installed multiple Java, to determine which version of Java executable is used for the whole system, follow these steps:

As shown below, Java executable points to / usr / bin / java

# whereis java
java: /usr/bin/java /usr/share/man/man1/java.1

/ usr / bin / java actually points to Java in the / etc / alternatives directory.

# ls -l /usr/bin/java
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 22 Jun  1 17:03 /usr/bin/java -> /etc/alternatives/java

And finally, as you can see here, the Java alternative points to the executable from the Java 8 JRE that we just installed. (in the /usr/java/jre1.8.0_131/bin directory)

# ls -l /etc/alternatives/java
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 31 Jun  1 17:03 /etc/alternatives/java -> /usr/java/jre1.8.0_131/bin/java

Download Java 8 JRE only

Installing Java 8 JRE only

Download Java 8 JDK only

Installing Java 8 JDK only

Java 8 JRE and JDK file locations

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