Tag: Alternatives

CentOS 8 to CentOS Stream — Updated!

Posted on December 28, 2020 by David Singer

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Alternative, Alternatives, CentOS, CentOS 6, CentOS 7, CentOS 8, CentOS Stream, Configuration, High Availability, Operating System, OS, Service, Systemctl, Systemd

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CentOS Options

With the recent announcement by CentOS 8 regarding the switch from CentOS 8 to CentOS Stream, this commonly used Linux distribution is being relegated to a mid-stage development version of RHEL. In essence, CentOS 8 becomes an early rolling-release distro for RHEL. As CentOS moves from being a follow-up distribution to the stable version of RedHat, to be, in effect, a prerelease version of RHEL, many users are looking for alternatives to replace their current operating systems with a long-term stable platform apart from RHEL and IBM who owns RedHat.

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How to Install OpenJDK 11 on CentOS 8

Posted on August 26, 2020 by David Singer | Updated: March 4, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Alternatives, CentOS, CentOS 8, Configuration, DNF, Frameworks, Java, Java Development Kit, Java EE, Java Environment Variables, Java Framework, Java JDK, Java JRE, Java Platform, Java SDK, Java SE, JDK, JRE, Open Java Development Kit, Open Source, OpenJDK, OpenJDK 11, OpenJDK 8, OpenJDK Runtime Environment

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What is OpenJDK?

OpenJDk or Open Java Development Kit is a free, open-source framework of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (or Java SE). It contains the virtual machine, the Java Class Library, and the Java compiler. The difference between the Oracle OpenJDK and Oracle JDK is that OpenJDK is a source code reference point for the open-source model. Simultaneously, the Oracle JDK is a continuation or advanced model of the OpenJDK, which is not open source and requires a license to use.

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