jdk8 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 26,2024

1. Install "jdk8" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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b. Install jdk8 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jdk8 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "jdk8" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
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                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
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b. Clone jdk8's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/jdk8.git 
            
                        
                ~/jdk8
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/jdk8 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/jdk8
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jdk8 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1403269
Name: jdk8
PackageBaseID: 125758
PackageBase: jdk8
Version: 8u401-1
Description: Oracle Java 8 Development Kit LTS
URL: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
NumVotes: 95
Popularity: 0.091359
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: Det
FirstSubmitted: 1506032306
LastModified: 1706935441
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jdk8.tar.gz