How To Install openjfx8 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjfx8 in Fedora 36. openjfx8 is Rich client application platform for Java

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjfx8 on Fedora 36.

What is openjfx8

JavaFX/OpenJFX is a set of graphics and media APIs that enables Java developers to design, create, test, debug, and deploy rich client applications that operate consistently across diverse platforms. The media and web module have been removed due to missing dependencies. The swt module has been removed due to incompatible runtime version (openjdk 11).

We can use yum or dnf to install openjfx8 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install openjfx8.

Install openjfx8 on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openjfx8 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install openjfx8

Install openjfx8 on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install openjfx8 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install openjfx8

How To Uninstall openjfx8 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the openjfx8 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove openjfx8

openjfx8 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0b
/usr/lib/.build-id/0b/5678edb3e59844aff001911077f05bd09f85ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/11
/usr/lib/.build-id/11/680924369efd404c61cdc2649186876e053db3
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d
/usr/lib/.build-id/1d/e83ab6591c8b3b8bee2b39dfaa77fbe8bfdc75
/usr/lib/.build-id/28
/usr/lib/.build-id/28/de0d5ec562357425ac0f1232abca7c552a5f28
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e
/usr/lib/.build-id/4e/c8dabbdb73e9ff3a507d83d43d022b68e482af
/usr/lib/.build-id/82
/usr/lib/.build-id/82/124862f9f7347ac57859837029b3a8b890640c
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a
/usr/lib/.build-id/8a/72ec7c609cde1fbe33fe0c0a0d758a1beff2ab
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d
/usr/lib/.build-id/8d/f23fc1d07edb4d2661d1812335d1a188df59fe
/usr/lib/.build-id/9c
/usr/lib/.build-id/9c/a619beaa74cffe62a1bbb696622b3cd89fbd53
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8
/usr/lib/.build-id/c8/c0b1dee44013eca5e32c1b209de24b785eeda8
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1/e7c6cb1f126a2187273b6a5972e1a9b8dd6c63
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libdecora_sse.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libglass.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libglassgtk2.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libglassgtk3.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libjavafx_font.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libjavafx_font_freetype.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libjavafx_font_pango.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libjavafx_iio.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libprism_common.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libprism_es2.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/amd64/libprism_sw.so
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/ext
/usr/lib/jvm/openjfx8/rt/lib/ext/jfxrt.jar
/usr/share/doc/openjfx8
/usr/share/doc/openjfx8/README
/usr/share/doc/openjfx8/README.fedora
/usr/share/licenses/openjfx8
/usr/share/licenses/openjfx8/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install openjfx8 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).