How To Install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 in Amazon Linux 2. java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 is OpenJDK 8 Runtime Environment unoptimised with full debugging on

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2.

What is java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64

The OpenJDK 8 runtime environment. This package is unoptimised with full debugging. Install only as needed and remove ASAP.

We can use yum to install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64.

Install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64

How To Uninstall java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64

java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.312.b07-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64-debug/jre/bin/policytool
/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.312.b07-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64-debug/jre/lib/amd64/libawt_xawt.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.312.b07-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64-debug/jre/lib/amd64/libjawt.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.312.b07-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64-debug/jre/lib/amd64/libjsoundalsa.so
/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.312.b07-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64-debug/jre/lib/amd64/libsplashscreen.so
/usr/share/applications/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.312.b07-1.amzn2.0.2.x86_64-debug-policytool-debug.desktop
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/java-1.8.0-openjdk.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/java-1.8.0-openjdk.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/java-1.8.0-openjdk.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/java-1.8.0-openjdk.png

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-1.8.0-openjdk-debug.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.