Java 17 Linux May 2026

For the most up-to-date builds:

| Distribution | Best For | Package Manager Availability | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | General purpose, cloud-native, CI/CD | apt , yum , dnf (via Adoptium repo) | | Oracle OpenJDK | Oracle Linux & strict Oracle support contracts | yum (Oracle Linux) | | Amazon Corretto 17 | AWS environments, long-term free patches | yum , apt , dnf | | Azul Zulu 17 | Legacy hardware or embedded Linux | apt , yum , tgz | Recommendation: For 95% of users, use Eclipse Adoptium (Temurin) or Amazon Corretto . Both offer free, long-term support without licensing headaches. Step 2: Installing Java 17 on Major Linux Distributions Ubuntu / Debian (apt) # Update package list sudo apt update Install the default Java 17 JDK (OpenJDK) sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk -y Verify installation java -version java 17 linux

# Check if THP is enabled (should be 'always' or 'madvise') cat /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled java -XX:+UseTransparentHugePages -jar app.jar Step 5: Running as a Linux Service (systemd) Do not run Java apps with nohup or & . Use a proper systemd unit. For the most up-to-date builds: | Distribution |

java -XX:ActiveProcessorCount=2 -jar myapp.jar For large heaps (>8GB), tell the JVM to use Linux's THP: Use a proper systemd unit