How to install OpenJDK 8 on Debian 10 (Buster)

How to install OpenJDK 8 on Debian 10 (Buster)

In this tutorial, I will show you how to install OpenJDK 8 on Debian 10 (Buster). 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.

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Pre-requisites

• • Debian 10 (Buster) install with root access
  • apt install -y wget gnupg software-properties-common

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1. Add AdoptOpenJDK Repo

We need to add adopt OpenJDK repo in order to install OpenJDK 8 on Debian.

wget -qO - https://adoptopenjdk.jfrog.io/adoptopenjdk/api/gpg/key/public | sudo apt-key add -


sudo add-apt-repository --yes https://adoptopenjdk.jfrog.io/adoptopenjdk/deb/

2. Install Java 8

Here we will use apt to install Java 8 on Debian Buster

$ apt update -y

$ apt install adoptopenjdk-8-hotspot -y

3. Check java Version

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

$ java -version
openjdk version "1.8.0_222"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 1.8.0_222-b10)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 25.222-b10, mixed mode)

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4. Set Java Home Environment

We need to set Java Home Environment Variable in order to use java with some applications. Let’s get started.

$ sudo update-alternatives --config java
There is only one alternative in link group java (providing /usr/bin/java): /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java
Nothing to configure.


Option 1: Set Environment Variable

$ export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java

$ echo $JAVA_HOME
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java


Option 2: Adding in .bash_profile

In this option, I will add an entry in .bash_profile.

$ vim ~/.bash_profile

and paste the following and save and quit.

$ export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java

Now source the file.

$ source ~/.bash_profile

Now check the Java Home

$ echo $JAVA_HOME
/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/bin/java


If you have any issues using this tutorial please feel free to comment below.

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