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OpenJDK Life Cycle and Support Policy - Red Hat Customer Portal
1 month ago - OpenJDK 8 in RHEL 9 is usable with any Java applications or library that is compatible with OpenJDK 8 and is compiled with 8 (or lower) as their target bytecode; these applications can't rely on Java components and libraries included currently ...
TheServerSide
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Red Hat replaces Oracle as OpenJDK 8, OpenJDK 11 steward | TheServerSide
Oracle has passed the baton of OpenJDK 8 and OpenJDK 11 to Red Hat to support and maintain these open source Java implementations. Red Hat's OpenJDK work must ensure developers have tested and debu...
Clarification of OpenJDK 8 end of life
OpenJDK 8 is maintained by RedHat. They will support Java 8 until 2026: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013
Most OpenJDK vendors will do the same. Some (like Azul) are committing to December 2030 like Oracle. You should check with your vendor.
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October 27, 2020Who publishes the OpenJDK Docker Images?
OpenJDK binaries (docker images base on them) are published by Oracle but only until a new java version is released, so that's why they didn't publish 17.0.3 since java 18 was already released. If you want to use supported version you must pay to oracle or use one of free versions and I recommend Temurin. After latest security problems the people that maintain OpenJDK docker images removed them so there will be no more bullseye based versions. If you are still not sure the description page is recommending switch to other solutions: https://hub.docker.com/_/openjdk . More on reddit.com
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May 14, 2022OpenJDK
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JDK 8
The goal of this Project was to produce an open-source reference implementation of the Java SE 8 Platform Specification defined by JSR 337 in the Java Community Process.
Reddit
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r/java on Reddit: Clarification of OpenJDK 8 end of life
October 27, 2020 -
The Oracle Java SE support roadmap site says "extended support until December 2030". Will OpenJDK be covered under this support (i.e. security updates), or, is it it only available for paid support to OracleJDK?
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OpenJDK 8 is maintained by RedHat. They will support Java 8 until 2026: https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013
Most OpenJDK vendors will do the same. Some (like Azul) are committing to December 2030 like Oracle. You should check with your vendor.
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https://adoptopenjdk.net/support.html
Do you men adoptopenjdk? On their official page it states that Java 8 will be available at least till May 2026. It doesn't say anything about 2030.
Since they are different distributions I doubt that Oracle will make the Updates available for non paying customer.
Edit: the project moved to Adoptium...
https://adoptium.net/support.html
Oracle
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Oracle JDK 8 and JRE 8 Certified System Configurations
Support for SPARC M8 and SPARC T8 requires JDK 1.8.0_131 or higher.
Adoptium
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Temurin™ Support
Eclipse does not provide such services but please see our Commercial Support page where a list of companies offering contracted support is maintained. The frequency of Temurin releases is guided by the schedule of our dependencies. OpenJDK provide a new feature release every six months, and a maintenance/security update based upon each active release every three months.
End of Life Date
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Oracle JDK | endoflife.date
October 23, 2025 - Check end-of-life, release policy and support schedule for Oracle JDK.
Microsoft Learn
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Download the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK | Microsoft Learn
November 13, 2025 - This article provides links to download the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. For instructions on how to install, see the Install page. Supported installation methods include: The following tables provide links to the package files for LTS (Long Term Support) releases, and their .sha256sum.txt and .sig files. If you still require Java 8, you can download any of the Eclipse Temurin builds of OpenJDK 8 from the Eclipse Adoptium project.
Microsoft Learn
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Support roadmap for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK | Microsoft Learn
In these scenarios, Microsoft relies on Eclipse Temurin builds of OpenJDK for Java 8. Customers willing to build and deploy Java 8 applications on Azure are encouraged to download binaries directly from the Eclipse Adoptium website. Microsoft is committed to continue collaborating in the Eclipse Adoptium working group for the foreseable future. For more information on the support timeline, see the Eclipse Adoptium Support documentation.
OpenJDK
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OpenJDK
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Ask Ubuntu
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updates - Support / lifetime of OpenJDK 8 in Ubuntu Xenial 16 LTS - Ask Ubuntu
"OpenJDK 8, the former upstream LTS release, is still available and has been moved into the community-supported universe repository.
Docker Hub
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openjdk - Official Image | Docker Hub
Inside Linux containers, OpenJDK versions 8 and later can correctly detect the container-limited number of CPU cores and available RAM. For all currently supported OpenJDK versions this is turned on by default.
Red Hat
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Red Hat build of OpenJDK
March 31, 2025 - Red Hat supports the recently released OpenJDK 11 as well as OpenJDK 8.
Wikipedia
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OpenJDK - Wikipedia
3 days ago - Since April 2016 there are unsupported community builds of OpenJDK for Microsoft Windows on GitHub in the project ojdkbuild which are released in pace with updates for Oracle JDK.
TuxCare
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The Clock Is Ticking: OpenJDK 11 and 8 Near End of Life – Is Your Java Stack Ready?
October 9, 2025 - OpenJDK 8 and 11 hit end of life in July 2025. Learn what this means, and how to stay protected with free extended support from TuxCare.
OpenJDK
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OpenJDK: Download and install
If you want to develop Java programs then please install the openjdk-8-jdk package.
Adoptium
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Latest release | AdoptOpenJDK - Open source, prebuilt OpenJDK binaries
AdoptOpenJDK provides prebuilt OpenJDK binaries from a fully open source set of build scripts and infrastructure. Supported platforms include Linux, macOS, Windows, ARM, Solaris, and AIX.
End of Life Date
endoflife.date › redhat-build-of-openjdk
Red Hat build of OpenJDK | endoflife.date
3 weeks ago - OpenJDK 11 will receive a review later in its lifecycle, and the lifetime may be extended beyond 2024, if there is enough demand. OpenJDK 8 is not supported on RHEL6, even with Extended Life Cycle Support (ELS) Add-on for RHEL 6.
Oracle
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Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap
As of the April 16, 2019 quarterly critical patch update, Oracle Customers should access updates to Java SE 8 for commercial use from Oracle through My Oracle Support and via auto update where applicable (Visit My.Oracle Support Note 1439822.1 - All Java SE Downloads on MOS – Requires Support Login).
OpenJDK
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OpenJDK: JDK 8 Updates
The goal of this Project is to develop updates to JDK 8.