jre17 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: July 04,2024

1. Install "jre17" 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 jre17 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jre17 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "jre17" 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 jre17's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/jre17.git 
            
                        
                ~/jre17
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/jre17 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/jre17
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jre17 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1373822
Name: jre17
PackageBaseID: 184546
PackageBase: jre17
Version: 17.0.9-1
Description: Oracle Java 17 Runtime Environment
URL: https://www.oracle.com/java/
NumVotes: 1
Popularity: 6.0E-6
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: muflone
Submitter: muflone
FirstSubmitted: 1659308090
LastModified: 1703206522
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jre17.tar.gz