Java

[Chrisbf1]

what is the deal with this new message that comes up when i try and install Java on a laptop.

do we need to purchase licensing for Java

[hardtailstar]

See this thread

[Arthur]

^ What @hardtailstar said.

 

do we need to purchase licensing for Java

I have switched to using Amazon's JRE/JDK since it's completely free and is available as an MSI.

 

 

Edited April 25, 2019 by Arthur

[mavhc]

That's JDK though, not JRE

[Meldrew]

Thanks @Arthur, for the link. Do you happen to know what the difference is between Corretto 8 and 11?

 

Meldrew

[DJ-1701]

That's JDK though, not JRE

 

Wouldn't JDK (Java Development Kit) have JRE (Java Runtime Environment)? Would just be more software is all.

[Arthur]

That's JDK though, not JRE

JDK RE!

 

 

I might be imagining it, but didn't Oracle say only the JDK would be available from v11 onwards? The JDK is the JRE.

 

Also, if you go to download Corretto v11 only the JDK is available...

 

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/corretto/latest/corretto-11-ug/downloads-list.html

 

Wouldn't JDK (Java Development Kit) have JRE (Java Runtime Environment)?

It does (see screenshot above).

Edited April 25, 2019 by Arthur

[Arthur]

Do you happen to know what the difference is between Corretto 8 and 11?

I would go with v11 unless the software you need Java for specifically requires v8.

Edited April 25, 2019 by Arthur

[mavhc]

Yeah, just installing a load of stuff you don't want, slow installer down, etc.

 

Basically no one wants to use Java on the desktop, it's only used for server stuff now except legacy things, which is why Oracle is encouraging people to get rid of it by charging for JRE.