How To Install java-latest-openjdk-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-latest-openjdk-devel on CentOS 7. java-latest-openjdk-devel is OpenJDK 16 Development Environment

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-latest-openjdk-devel on CentOS 7.

What is java-latest-openjdk-devel

The OpenJDK 16 development tools.

We can use yum or dnf to install java-latest-openjdk-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install java-latest-openjdk-devel.

Install java-latest-openjdk-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install java-latest-openjdk-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install java-latest-openjdk-devel

Install java-latest-openjdk-devel on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install java-latest-openjdk-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install java-latest-openjdk-devel

How To Uninstall java-latest-openjdk-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the java-latest-openjdk-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove java-latest-openjdk-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install java-latest-openjdk-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.