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openjdk_pkg_install

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Installs OpenJDK Java packages from the system's package manager. This resource handles platform-specific package installation for OpenJDK across different Linux distributions and versions, and configures the alternatives system appropriately.

Introduced: v8.1.0

Actions

  • :install
  • :remove

Properties

Name Type Default Description
version String Java major version to install
pkg_names Array default_openjdk_pkg_names(version) List of packages to install
pkg_version String nil Package version to install
java_home String Based on the version Set to override the java_home
default Boolean true Whether to set this as the default Java
bin_cmds Array default_bin_cmds(version) A list of bin_cmds based on the version and variant
alternatives_priority Integer 1062 Alternatives priority to set for this Java
reset_alternatives Boolean true Whether to reset alternatives before setting
skip_alternatives Boolean false Skip alternatives installation completely
repository_uri String nil URI for the repository mirror to use instead of default repository URLs

Examples

To install OpenJDK 11 and set it as the default Java:

openjdk_pkg_install '11'

To install OpenJDK 11 and set it as second highest priority:

openjdk_pkg_install '11' do
  alternatives_priority 2
end

Architecture Support

This resource supports installation on both x86_64 and ARM64 architectures. On ARM64 platforms (like ARM Macs or ARM-based cloud instances), package paths may include architecture-specific suffixes in paths (e.g., -arm64 or -aarch64).
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