jre12 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: March 14,2025

1. Install "jre12" 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 jre12 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jre12 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "jre12" 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 jre12's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/jre12.git 
            
                        
                ~/jre12
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/jre12 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/jre12
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jre12 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 660886
Name: jre12
PackageBaseID: 146216
PackageBase: jre12
Version: 12.0.2-1
Description: Oracle Java Runtime Environment
URL: https://www.oracle.com/java/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: Scrumplex
FirstSubmitted: 1572354232
LastModified: 1572354232
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jre12.tar.gz