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OpenJDK

Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) from TuxCare provides security fixes for OpenJDK versions that have reached end-of-life. This allows you to continue running your OpenJDK-based applications without vulnerability concerns, even after official support has ended.

Supported OS and OpenJDK versions

OSPackage TypeOS VersionOpenJDK version
EL 6 (CentOS, CloudLinux, Oracle Linux, etc.)RPM6.x8
EL 7 (CentOS, CloudLinux, Oracle Linux, etc.)RPM7.x8
EL 8 (CloudLinux, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, etc.)RPM8.x8, 11
AlmaLinuxRPM9.x8

Supported architecture: x86_64 (64-bit)

Other versions and architectures available upon request. Contact sales@tuxcare.com for more information.

Installation

Docker compatible

Prerequisites

  • A valid TuxCare ELS license key — contact sales@tuxcare.com to obtain one
  • Root or sudo access to the server

  1. Download the installer script

    wget https://repo.tuxcare.com/openjdk-els/install-openjdk-els-repo.sh

  2. Run the installer script with your license key

    sh install-openjdk-els-repo.sh --license-key XXXXXXXXXXX

  3. Verify the repository is enabled

    yum repolist | grep openjdk-els

  4. Install OpenJDK

    OpenJDK version: 
    yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk

  5. Verify the installation

    java -version
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