Installing Java

Installing Java — a practical guide to install Java JDK with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Install Temurin/Oracle/OpenJDK, set JAVA_HOME if needed, then verify versions.

Steps

1. Download a current LTS JDK.
2. Add Java to PATH / set JAVA_HOME.
3. Verify with java -version and javac -version.

Verify install

java -version
javac -version