To create the /opt/tomcat directory, execute the command: In this manual we will assume that Tomcat is extracted into the /opt/tomcat directory. You need the Binary Distribution Core (tar.gz), download it, save it in a place where you can easily find it and extract it into a folder of your choice. Tomcat has to be downloaded from the Apache Tomcat homepage. To check which Java version is currently installed, execute the command: To install OpenJDK 11, execute the command: To install OpenJDK 8, execute the command: To install OpenJDK 11 (JRE headless), execute the command: To install OpenJDK 8 Java Runtime (no GUI support), execute the command: Package with no GUI support are also named “headless”. If you plan to use Java to run Tomcat only and you don’t need tools included in JDK, you may leverage on packages containing a JRE only with no GUI support. Java 8 is a minimum required version for Tomcat versions 9 and 10. Do you need a JRE only or Java Development Kit (JDK)?Īt the time of writing (March 2021), the most popular Java versions were Java 8 and Java 11.Which package to install? There are couple of questions you need to answer first: See the Enable Community Repository page for more information about how to enable it.

Tip: The community repository is disabled by default.

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