Java 17 LTS is the latest long-term support release for the Java SE platform. This newest release includes JDK 17 that provides a development environment for building applications using the Java programing language and testing and running the Java programs.
READ: Java SE 17 Release Notes
Here, we will see how to install Java JDK 17 on Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora).
Install Oracle Java JDK 17 on Linux
Install Oracle Java JDK 17 on CentOS / RHEL / Rocky Linux & Fedora
First, switch to the root user if required.
sudo su -
Then, download Oracle Java JDK 17 using the wget command in the terminal.
wget https://download.oracle.com/java/17/latest/jdk-17_linux-x64_bin.rpm
And then, install Oracle Java JDK 17 using the rpm command.
rpm -ivh jdk-17_linux-x64_bin.rpm
Install Oracle Java JDK 17 on Ubuntu / Debian
Install the below dependencies for Oracle Java JDK.
sudo apt update sudo apt install -y libc6-x32 libc6-i386
First, download Oracle Java JDK 17 using the wget command in the terminal.
wget https://download.oracle.com/java/17/latest/jdk-17_linux-x64_bin.deb
Then, install Oracle Java JDK 17 using the dpkg command.
sudo dpkg -i jdk-17_linux-x64_bin.deb
Verify Java JDK Installation
After the installation of Java, use the below command to verify the version.
java -version
Output:
java version "17.0.1" 2021-10-19 LTS Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 17.0.1+12-LTS-39) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 17.0.1+12-LTS-39, mixed mode, sharing)
Conclusion
That’s All. I hope you have learned how to install Java JDK 17 on Linux.