As of November 2020
you can achieve this in 2 steps:
Install Java 11 using
yum:yum install java-11-openjdk-develGet all the Java configurations available in your machine:
alternatives --config javaRun the above command, select the version you want to set, I've set
1here:There are 2 programs which provide 'java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- 1 java-11-openjdk.x86_64 (/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-11.0.8.10-0.el7_8.x86_64/bin/java) *+ 2 java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64 (/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.262.b10-0.el7_8.x86_64/jre/bin/java) Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 1Check
java -version:openjdk version "11.0.8" 2020-07-14 LTS OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.8+10-LTS) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.8+10-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
Java 11 is now set to be used globally.
Answer from Asad Shakeel on Stack OverflowAs of November 2020
you can achieve this in 2 steps:
Install Java 11 using
yum:yum install java-11-openjdk-develGet all the Java configurations available in your machine:
alternatives --config javaRun the above command, select the version you want to set, I've set
1here:There are 2 programs which provide 'java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- 1 java-11-openjdk.x86_64 (/usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-11.0.8.10-0.el7_8.x86_64/bin/java) *+ 2 java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64 (/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.262.b10-0.el7_8.x86_64/jre/bin/java) Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: 1Check
java -version:openjdk version "11.0.8" 2020-07-14 LTS OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.8+10-LTS) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.8+10-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
Java 11 is now set to be used globally.
The reason, in short, is because someone has to maintain the packages and put these into the repositories your system is using and verify, that they run stable. For example, the OpenJDK 11 on Debian is still in buster (testing) and sid (unstable) and therefore not available in any stable branch. I guess in CentOS (I am not that familiar with it tbh.) it's the same situation.
Sooner or later you'll have to install software without a manager in any OS, so even if you're saying you're a noob, you'll have to learn that sooner or later. And if you want to use openjdk11 now, you'll have to use either an unofficial repository or install the software by hand, what I'd recommend.
However, here is a guide which is the second hit on Google for openjdk11 centos:
curl -O https://download.java.net/java/GA/jdk11/13/GPL/openjdk-11.0.1_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
tar zxvf openjdk-11.0.1_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
mv jdk-11.0.1 /usr/local/
vi /etc/profile.d/jdk11.sh
# create new
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk-11.0.1
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
source /etc/profile.d/jdk11.sh
java -version
openjdk version "11.0.1" 2018-10-16
OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.1+13)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0.1+13, mixed mode)
Source: https://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=CentOS_7&p=jdk11&f=2
The following command will return a list of all packages directly related to Java. They will be in the format of java-<version>.
$ yum search java | grep 'java-'
If there are no available packages, then you may need to download a new repository to search through. I suggest taking a look at Dag Wieers' repo. After downloading it, try the above command again.
You will see at least one version of Java packages available for download. Depending on when you read this, the lastest available version may be different.
java-1.7.0-openjdk.x86_64
The above package alone will only install JRE. To also install javac and JDK, the following command will do the trick:
$ yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk*
These packages will be installing (as well as their dependencies):
java-1.7.0-openjdk.x86_64
java-1.7.0-openjdk-accessibility.x86_64
java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo.x86_64
java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64
java-1.7.0-openjdk-headless.x86_64
java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc.noarch
java-1.7.0-openjdk-src.x86_64
@Sventeck, perfecto.
redhat docs are always a great source - good tutorial that explains how to install JDK via yum and then setting the path can be found here (have fun!) - Install OpenJDK and set $JAVA_HOME path
OpenJDK 6:
yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel
OpenJDK 7:
yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel
To list all available java openjdk-devel packages try:
yum list "java-*-openjdk-devel"