jre on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 24,2025

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

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install jre on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jre on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "jre" via AUR

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


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone jre's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/jre.git 
            
                        
                ~/jre
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/jre folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/jre
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the jre package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1391894
Name: jre
PackageBaseID: 51906
PackageBase: jdk
Version: 21.0.2-1
Description: Oracle Java Runtime Environment
URL: https://www.oracle.com/java/
NumVotes: 1087
Popularity: 0.670764
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: dbermond
Submitter: td123
FirstSubmitted: 1314467800
LastModified: 1706117508
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jre.tar.gz