java 8 support on centos5

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soniya_ag
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java 8 support on centos5

Post by soniya_ag » 2016/12/13 10:05:40

Hi,

I am trying to install java-1.8.0-openjdk on my centos5 system.

I get no packages available.

Just wanted to know if java8 is supported on centos5?

command Used :

yum install -y java-1.8.0.*

Please help.

Thanks,
sOniya

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Re: java 8 support on centos5

Post by TrevorH » 2016/12/13 15:57:08

There are no java 1.8 packages for CentOS 5. And since it only has ~3 months of life left in it, it's unlikely in the extreme that any would be added.

You should be looking to migrate your CentOS 5 system to something newer as all security updates will stop in March 2017.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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