jre9 on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: June 29,2024

1. Install "jre9" 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

b. Install jre9 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -S jre9

* (Optional) Uninstall jre9 on Arch using YAY

$ yay -Rns jre9

2. Manually Install "jre9" via AUR

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

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

b. Clone jre9's git locally

$ git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/jre9.git ~/jre9

c. Go to ~/jre9 folder and install it

$ cd ~/jre9 $ makepkg -si

3. Information about the jre9 package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 542896
Name: jre9
PackageBaseID: 130959
PackageBase: jre9
Version: 9.0.4-1
Description: Oracle Java 9 Runtime Environment (public release - end of support)
URL: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
NumVotes: 7
Popularity: 1.0E-6
OutOfDate: 1617572804
Maintainer: severach
FirstSubmitted: 1521588056
LastModified: 1536594078
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/jre9.tar.gz