How To Install java-latest-openjdk-headless on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install java-latest-openjdk-headless on CentOS 7.
What is java-latest-openjdk-headless
The OpenJDK 16 runtime environment without audio and video support.
We can use yum or dnf to install java-latest-openjdk-headless on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install java-latest-openjdk-headless.
Install java-latest-openjdk-headless 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-headless using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install java-latest-openjdk-headless
Install java-latest-openjdk-headless 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-headless using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install java-latest-openjdk-headless
How To Uninstall java-latest-openjdk-headless on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the java-latest-openjdk-headless package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove java-latest-openjdk-headless
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install java-latest-openjdk-headless on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
