jre7 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: January 31,2025

1. Install "jre7" 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 jre7 on Arch using YAY

* (Optional) Uninstall jre7 on Arch using YAY

2. Manually Install "jre7" 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 jre7's git locally


    
        
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                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/jre7.git 
            
                        
                ~/jre7
            
                    
    
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c. Go to ~/jre7 folder and install it


   
    
        
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                cd
            
                        
                ~/jre7
            
                    
    
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                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the jre7 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 768870
Name: jre7
PackageBaseID: 73412
PackageBase: jre7
Version: 7u80-1
Description: Oracle Java 7 Runtime Environment (public release - end of support)
URL: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/archive-139210.html
NumVotes: 41
Popularity: 0.183971
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: severach
Submitter: joschi
FirstSubmitted: 1378923676
LastModified: 1595464935
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jre7.tar.gz