How to install OpenJDK 12 on Ubuntu

Install OpenJDK 12 on Ubuntu 19

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install OpenJDK 12 on Ubuntu 19. The Java Development Kit (JDK) is a software development environment used for developing Java applications and applets. It includes the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), an interpreter/loader (java), a compiler (javac), an archiver (jar), a documentation generator (Javadoc) and other tools needed in Java development.

1. Pre-requisites

• Ubuntu 19  installed with root access

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Here we will use apt to install Java 12 on Ubuntu 19

$ sudo apt install openjdk-12-jdk

2. Check java Version

Now after installing open JDK check the version using the following command

$ java -version
openjdk version "12.0.2" 2019-07-16
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 12.0.2+9-Ubuntu-119.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 12.0.2+9-Ubuntu-119.04, mixed mode)

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Source: OpenJDK