How To Install Zulu Openjdk on Windows, Linux, MacOs, Debian and Ubuntu.

In this guide, we will see how to download and install Azul Zulu OpenJDK version 11 on Windows.

What is Zulu OpenJDK ?

Azul Zulu OpenJDK is the Commercial Open Java Development Kit Developed by Azul Systems. Similar to Oracle's Java Development Kit, Zulu Openjdk installation is simple and for Production Zulu OpenJDK needs subscription. However, All Zulu Community distributions of OpenJDK are free to download and use without restrictions. For details, please refer zulu openjdk vs openjdk .

Note: To uninstall previously installed OpenJDK please refer Uninstall OpenJDK

If you want to know more about OpenJDK, you can go through Open Java Development Kit Quick guide.

Step #1: Download Zulu OpenJDK 11 For Windows

Here is the step by step procedure to download and install the latest Azul Zulu OpenJDK on Windows 10 / Windows 8 / Windows 7.

Install Zulu OpenJDK Version 11 for Windows

• Go to Zulu OpenJDK Official Community download section Zulu OpenJDK 11 Download


• Scroll down to Zulu CommunityTM Downloads section


• Select Java version, Operating System and Architecture from the dropdown menu
  
  
  
• Download the zip / msi distributions




Step #2: Zulu OpenJDK Version 11 Install




• Install zulu openjdk version 11 for windows using the msi file :



Installing zulu openjdk version 11 for windows using the .msi file is simple, double click on the downloaded msi and follow the instructions to complete the installation.



• Installation on Windows Using the Zulu ZIP File


1. Extract the downloaded Zulu zip package to a reasonable folder on your system. For example: C:\Program Files\Zulu
2. Using any unzip tool. Right-click zulu zip package>, and then click Extract All

All Zulu files for the OpenJDK are expanded into appropriate folders relative to the Zulu directory. For example: C:\Program Files\Zulu\zulu11.12.0.1-jdk11.0.71-win_x64





Step #3: Configure



• Set the Zulu OpenJDK 11 bin path in the environment path



• On windows follow the below steps to set the Zulu OpenJDK 11 classpath

Copy the extracted Zulu OpenJDK 11 bin path

C:\Program Files\Zulu\zulu11.12.0.1-jdk11.0.71-win_x64\bin

Go System Properties and then to Edit the system environmental variables and Click on Environment Variables.



Edit the path variable



Add path variable if its not already added and click OK to finish

Step #4: Verify

Once the Azul Zulu OpenJDK 11 Download and installation is complete, we can verify the installed Zulu OpenJDK version 11 using Command Prompt.

Click on Windows Search Button and type cmd and then click on command prompt shortcut.
Go to command prompt and type java -version
The above command prints the Zulu OpenJDK version you just installed.

Congratulations !!! Now you have installed Zulu OpenJDK 11 Successfully.

How To Install Zulu Openjdk on Linux

We can install Azul Zulu OpenJDK on linux in three different ways. Before installing zulu openjdk verify that zulu openjdk is not installed. And then you can install openjdk using anyone of these methods.

#1 Install Azul Zulu OpenJDK from binary TAR.GZ file

• Download the appropriate azul zulu openjdk .tar.gz package for your OS from Azul Zulu Zulu OpenJDK 11 Download
  
  Note: You can verify the checksum of the downloaded tar file using sha256sum .tar.gz command.
• Extract the tar.gz file content into a folder of your convenience.
tar -xzvf .tar.gz
This command creates a Azul Zulu installation folder with same name as that of the tar.gz file.
• Verify that Zulu OpenJDK version 11 was installed successfully by running the following command:

			
$installation_folder>/bin/java -version

openjdk version "11.0.10" 2021-01-19 LTS

OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.45+27-CA (build 11.0.10+9-LTS)

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.45+27-CA (build 11.0.10+9-LTS, mixed mode)

• Add /bin to your PATH environment variable, so that you can execute java from any directory without specifying the full path.
export PATH=/bin:$PATH

#2 Install Azul Zulu OpenJDK 11 RPM package

You can download the Azul Zulu RPM package and install it using a package manager.

• Download the appropriate RPM package for your OS from Zulu OpenJDK 11 Download
  
  Note: You can verify the checksum of the downloaded tar file using sha256sum .rpm command.
• Install the package using the package manager of your OS. Using the package manager requires root privileges. Log in as root or use sudo to execute the commands listed below.
sudo yum install .rpm
• Verify that the Zulu OpenJDK version 11 was installed successfully by running the following command:

			
$> java -version

openjdk version "11.0.10" 2021-01-19 LTS

OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.45+27-CA (build 11.0.10+9-LTS)

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.45+27-CA (build 11.0.10+9-LTS, mixed mode)






#3 Install Azul Zulu OpenJDK 11 from Azul RPM repository

• First set up Azul’s RPM repository and then install Azul Zulu using yum package manager as shown below
sudo yum install -y https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu-repo-1.0.0-1.noarch.rpm
# install Azul Zulu 11 JDK
sudo yum install zulu11-jdk

• Note: The default installation folder for Azul Zulu JDK 11 is: /usr/lib/jvm/zulu11
• Verify that the Zulu OpenJDK version 11 was installed successfully by running the following command:

			
$installation_folder>/bin/java -version

openjdk version "11.0.10" 2021-01-19 LTS

OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.45+27-CA (build 11.0.10+9-LTS)

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.45+27-CA (build 11.0.10+9-LTS, mixed mode)







How To Install Zulu Openjdk version 11 on Mac





We can install Azul Zulu OpenJDK using a DMG installer or from a zip or tar.gz file as shown below.Before installing zulu openjdk verify that zulu openjdk is not installed. And then you can install openjdk using anyone of these methods.




#1 Install from a ZIP or TAR.GZ file



• Download the Azul Zulu zip or tar file from Zulu OpenJDK 11 Download
• Unzip the file to a convenient directory(installation directory) using the below command.


# for zip file
unzip .zip
# for tar file
tar -xzvf .tar.gz

• To verify Zulu OpenJDK version 11, run the following command in a terminal window
/bin/java -version

openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS, mixed mode)






#2 Install using a DMG installer



• Download the Azul Zulu DMG installer from Zulu OpenJDK 11 Download
• Click on the DMG installer and follow the instructions to complete the installation process.


• To verify your Azul Zulu installation, run the following command in a terminal window
/bin/java -version

openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS, mixed mode)







How To Install Zulu Openjdk Version 11 Ubuntu or Debian





We can install Azul Zulu OpenJDK using a Azul APT repository / DEB packages or from a zip or tar.gz file as shown below. Before installing zulu openjdk verify that zulu openjdk is not installed. And then you can install openjdk using anyone of these methods.




#1 Install from a ZIP or TAR.GZ file



• Download the Azul Zulu zip or tar file from Zulu OpenJDK 11 Download
• Unzip the file to a convenient directory(installation directory) using the below command.


# for zip file unzip .zip # for tar file tar -xzvf .tar.gz
• To verify Zulu OpenJDK version 11 installation, run the following command in a terminal window
/bin/java -version

openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS, mixed mode)






#2 Install from Azul APT repository



• setup APT repository and install as shown below


# install the necessary dependencies
sudo apt-get -q update
sudo apt-get -yq install gnupg curl
# add Azul's public key
sudo apt-key adv \
--keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 \
--recv-keys 0xB1998361219BD9C9
# download and install the package that adds
# the Azul APT repository to the list of sources
curl -O https://cdn.azul.com/zulu/bin/zulu-repo_1.0.0-2_all.deb
# install the package
sudo apt-get install ./zulu-repo_1.0.0-2_all.deb
# update the package sources
sudo apt-get update
# install Azul Zulu JDK 11
sudo apt-get install zulu11-jdk




• To verify your Zulu OpenJDK version 11 installation, run the following command in a terminal window
/bin/java -version
openjdk version "11.0.11" 2021-04-20 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Zulu11.48+21-CA (build 11.0.11+9-LTS, mixed mode)





#3 Install Deb packages



• You can download the Azul Zulu DEB package from the Azul Download page and install it manually using the APT package manager. Azul provides three types of downloadable DEB packages: JDK, JDK with JavaFX, and JRE.


sudo apt install ./.deb
#example
sudo apt install ./zulu15.29.15-ca-jdk15.0.2-linux_amd64.deb






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