Amazon Corretto 23 Installation Instructions for Debian-Based,
RPM-Based and Alpine Linux Distributions
This topic describes how to install Amazon Corretto 23 on Debian-based, RPM-based and Alpine Linux distributions.
If you need to install Amazon Corretto 23 on Amazon Linux, see Installing on Amazon Linux.
Install Amazon Corretto 23 on Debian-Based
Linux
This section describes how to install and uninstall Amazon Corretto 23 on a host or container running a Debian-based operating system.
Using apt
To use the Corretto Apt repositories on Debian-based systems, such as Ubuntu, import the Corretto public key and then add the repository to the system list by using the following commands:
wget -O - https://apt.corretto.aws/corretto.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/corretto-keyring.gpg && \
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/corretto-keyring.gpg] https://apt.corretto.aws stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/corretto.listAfter the repo has been added, you can install Corretto 23 by running this command:
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install -y java-23-amazon-corretto-jdkFor old version Ubuntu such as 14.04, you might encounter error like
GPG error: https://apt.corretto.aws stable InRelease: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY A122542AB04F24E3If so, add the public key via:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys A122542AB04F24E3Download and Install the Debian Package Manually
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Before you install the JDK, install the
java-commonpackage.sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install java-common -
Download the Linux
.debfile from the Downloads page. -
Install the
.debfile by usingsudo dpkg --install. For example install x86_64 deb using the following command:sudo dpkg --install java-23-amazon-corretto-jdk_23.0.2.7-1_amd64.deb
Verify Your Installation
In the terminal, run the following command to verify the installation.
java -versionExpected output for 23.0.2:
openjdk version "23.0.2" 2025-01-21
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-23.0.2.7.1 (build 23.0.2+7-FR)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-23.0.2.7.1 (build 23.0.2+7-FR, mixed mode) If you see a version string that doesn't mention Corretto, run the
following command to change the default java or javac
providers.
sudo update-alternatives --config javaIf you're using the JDK, you should also run the following.
sudo update-alternatives --config javacUninstall Amazon Corretto 23
You can uninstall Amazon Corretto 23 by using the following command.
sudo dpkg --remove java-23-amazon-corretto-jdkInstall Amazon Corretto 23 on RPM-Based
Linux
Using yum
To use Corretto RPM repositories with the yum package manager (such as Amazon Linux AMI), import the Corretto public key and then add the repository to the system list. For most systems, you must run the following commands:
sudo rpm --import https://yum.corretto.aws/corretto.key
sudo curl -L -o /etc/yum.repos.d/corretto.repo https://yum.corretto.aws/corretto.repoAfter the repository is added, you can install Corretto 23 by running this command:
sudo yum install -y java-23-amazon-corretto-develUsing zypper
To use Corretto RPM repositories with the zyppr package manager (such as openSUSE), import the Corretto public key and then add the repository to the system list by running the following commands:
sudo zypper addrepo https://yum.corretto.aws/corretto.repo; sudo zypper refreshAfter the repository is added, you can install Corretto 23 by running this command:
sudo zypper install java-23-amazon-corretto-develDownload and install RPM package manually
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Download the Linux
.rpmfile from the Downloads page. -
Install the downloaded
.rpmfile usingyum localinstall. For example install x86_64 rpm using the following command:sudo yum localinstall java-23-amazon-corretto-devel-23.0.2.7-1.x86_64.rpm
Verify Your Installation
In the terminal, run the following command to verify the installation.
java -versionExpected output for 23.0.2:
openjdk version "23.0.2" 2025-01-21
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-23.0.2.7.1 (build 23.0.2+7-FR)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-23.0.2.7.1 (build 23.0.2+7-FR, mixed mode)
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 javaIf you're using the JDK, you should also run the following.
sudo alternatives --config javacUninstall Amazon Corretto 23
You can uninstall Amazon Corretto 23 by using the following command:
sudo yum remove java-23-amazon-corretto-develInstall Amazon Corretto 23 on Alpine
Linux
Using Alpine Package Manager
To use Corretto Alpine repositories with the Alpine package manager import the Corretto public key and then add the repository to the system list. For most systems, you must run the following commands:
wget -O /etc/apk/keys/amazoncorretto.rsa.pub https://apk.corretto.aws/amazoncorretto.rsa.pub
echo "https://apk.corretto.aws/" >> /etc/apk/repositories
apk updateAfter the repository is added, you can install Corretto 23 by running this command:
apk add amazon-corretto-23Uninstall Amazon Corretto 23
You can uninstall Amazon Corretto 23 by using the following
Uninstall JDK:
apk del amazon-corretto-23