The default Java flavor of Linux Operating System is OpenJDK. Java also has two different flavors, one is Open JDK, and another one is Oracle Java, both have the same functionalities and capabilities, the only difference is Oracle Java has some more commercial features. JDK includes both JRE and debugging tools and development libraries. When we need to run a Java-based application or java program, we need only Java Runtime Environment, but if you want to develop Java application, you need to Java Development Kit (JDK).

The Java comes in two different packages, one is Java Runtime Environment (JRE), and another one is Java Development Kit (JDK). In this article you will learn all the process to install Java on Red Hat 7 Operating system and also learn to install multiple java version and choose one default version of Java in Operating System. Java is the most popular programming language, use to build various type of applications like a desktop application, web application, mobile application, etc.

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