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what is the minumim required packages for installing open java 8

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What are the minimum packages required to install open java 8?

Available packages:

openjdk-8-dbg           openjdk-8-jdk           openjdk-8-jre-jamvm

openjdk-8-demo          openjdk-8-jre           openjdk-8-jre-zero

openjdk-8-doc           openjdk-8-jre-headless  openjdk-8-source

if you could give an explanation of what each package is for, that might be helpful too.

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answered 1 Year ago iriousutur · Accepted Answer

For software development:

OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK)
```
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk
```

To start Java applications

OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT
```
sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jre
```

Other packages:
- openjdk-8-dbg
  
  This package contains the debugging symbols.
- openjdk-8-demo
  
  Java runtime based on OpenJDK (demos and examples)
- openjdk-8-doc
  
  OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) documentation
- openjdk-8-jre-headless
  
  OpenJDK Java runtime, using Hotspot JIT (headless)
- openjdk-8-jre-jamvm
  
  Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using JamVM
- openjdk-8-jre-zero
  
  Alternative JVM for OpenJDK, using Zero/Shark
- openjdk-8-source
  
  OpenJDK Development Kit (JDK) source files