Amazon Corretto 17 Installation Instructions for Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023
This topic describes how to install and uninstall Amazon Corretto 17 on a host or container running the Amazon Linux 2 or Amazon Linux 2023 operating systems.
Option 1: Install using the yum Package Manager on Amazon Linux
Amazon Corretto 17 has a 'headless' variant available. This variant omits runtime dependencies that are typically associated with GUI applications such as X11 and ALSA and is worth considering for server-oriented workloads. The 'headful' variant adds support for X11 and ALSA. There is also a 'devel' package which contains the JDK development tools, as well as a 'jmods' package that contains the Amazon Corretto 17 JMods used to create custom runtime images.
Option 1: Install the headless Amazon Corretto 17:
sudo yum install java-17-amazon-corretto-headless
Option 2: Install the headful Amazon Corretto 17:
sudo yum install java-17-amazon-corretto
Option 3: Install the JDK for Amazon Corretto 17:
sudo yum install java-17-amazon-corretto-devel
Option 4: Install the JMods for Amazon Corretto 17:
sudo yum install java-17-amazon-corretto-jmods
The installation location is /usr/lib/jvm/java-17-amazon-corretto.<cpu_arch>.
Option 2: Download and Install RPMs Manually
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Download RPMs from the Downloads page for your CPU architecture. To install the JDK, you will need to download the RPMs for both the JDK and the JRE.
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Install using
yum localinstall.sudo yum localinstall java-17-amazon-corretto*.rpm
Verify Your Installation
In the terminal, run the following command to verify the installation.
java -version
Expected output for 17.0.11:
openjdk version "17.0.11" 2024-04-16 LTS OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-17.0.11.9.1 (build 17.0.11+9-LTS) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-17.0.11.9.1 (build 17.0.11+9-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
If you see a version string that doesn't mention Corretto,
run the following command to change the default java or javac providers.
sudo alternatives --config java
If using the JDK you should also run:
sudo alternatives --config javac
Uninstall Amazon Corretto 17
You can uninstall Amazon Corretto 17 with the following commands.
Uninstall headless:
sudo yum remove java-17-amazon-corretto-headless
Uninstall headful:
sudo yum remove java-17-amazon-corretto
Uninstall devel:
sudo yum remove java-17-amazon-corretto-devel
Uninstall jmods:
sudo yum remove java-17-amazon-corretto-jmods
