How can I upgrade to Java 1.8 on an Amazon Linux Server?
I tried sudo yum update but it just keeps java "1.7.0_75". I need 1.8 for it to work with another application but can't figure out how to upgrade it.
Do I need to manually install it somehow? There's not much information on this on the internet as far as I can see.
Specs:
java version "1.7.0_75"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (amzn-2.5.4.0.53.amzn1-x86_64 u75-b13)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.75-b04, mixed mode)
When I try update now:
[ec2-________]$ sudo yum update
Loaded plugins: priorities, update-motd, upgrade-helper
amzn-main/latest | 2.1 kB 00:00
amzn-updates/latest | 2.3 kB 00:00
No packages marked for update
Is there anything else I need to do?
Thanks.
To remove java 1.7 and install java 1.8:
sudo yum install java-1.8.0
sudo yum remove java-1.7.0-openjdk
Install Java Runtime 1.8
sudo yum install java-1.8.0
or if you need a java compiler and other developer tools:
sudo yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
Then use the alternatives command to make Java 1.8 the default.
sudo /usr/sbin/alternatives --config java
sudo /usr/sbin/alternatives --config javac
# etc
If you prefer you can remove Java 1.7 with
sudo yum remove java-1.7.0-openjdk
but remove it after you installed Java 1.8 or the aws-apitools will also be removed as they depend on Java on being installed.
yum install java-1.8.0 -y
/usr/sbin/alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/java
/usr/sbin/alternatives --set javac /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64/bin/javac
yum remove java-1.7.0-openjdk