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Upgrade to Oracle JDK 10 on CentOS/RHEL

Max Rohde

Max Rohde

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Upgrade to Oracle JDK 10 on CentOS/RHEL

With the release of Java 10 only a few days ago, it seems only prudent to update to Java 10 on suitable systems since the support for Java 9 official ends with the release of Java 10. (Note that Java 8 still enjoys long-time support, so it might be the best choice to stick with that on systems which are difficult to change)

  • Go to the official download site and indicate you agree to their terms.
  • Copy the link for jdk-10_linux-x64_bin.rpm
  • Log into your CentOS machine
  • Download the RPM file using the following command (Don't forget to provide the link you have copied)


wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: gpw_e24=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2F; oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" [paste copied link here]
  • Install the JDK


sudo yum localinstall jdk-*_linux-x64_bin.rpm
  • Set the default Java version to 10 using alternatives


sudo alternatives --config java
  • Lastly, make sure you are running the correct version of Java:


java -version

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