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How to install JDK 11 under Ubuntu?


Now it is possible to install openjdk-11 this way:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-11-jdk

(Previously it installed openjdk-10, but not anymore)


To install Openjdk 11 in Ubuntu, the following commands worked well.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openjdk-r/ppasudo apt-get updatesudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk


For anyone running a JDK on Ubuntu and want to upgrade to JDK11, I'd recommend installing via sdkman. SDKMAN is a tool for switching JVMs, removing and upgrading.

SDKMAN is a tool for managing parallel versions of multiple Software Development Kits on most Unix based systems. It provides a convenient Command Line Interface (CLI) and API for installing, switching, removing and listing Candidates.

Install SDKMAN

$ curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash$ source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"$ sdk version

Install Java (11.0.3-zulu)

$ sdk install java