Last weekend I uploaded updates for OpenJDK based Java versions 8, 11 and 17, and added a new version 21 to the repository.
Update 16-feb-2026: I also added OpenJDK 25 packages.
Specifically, my repository now offers:
- openjdk (version 8): updated to 8u482_b08 for Slackware 15.0 and newer, using the icedtea 3.38.0 framework.
Note: for OpenJDK 8, you need to install either the JDK or the JRE, not both (the JDK contains the JRE). - openjdk11: updated to 11.0.30_7.
- openjdk17: updated to 17.0.18_8.
- openjdk21: added 21.0.10_7.
- openjdk25: added 25.0.3_2. (New per 16-feb-2026!)
All these Java versions are LTS (Long Term Supported) releases. Packages are for Slackware 15.0 and newer. Both 32bit and 64bit variants are offered.
Only install one version of Java!
Hi Eric, upgraded openjdk17 to openjdk21 in -current, no issues so far. Thanks!
Awesome! THanks so much! I wrote the email about them and am very happy we got 21 in slackware now 🙂
I’ll be adding OpenJDK 25 soon, which is the next LTS release.
Note that as of the 25 release, all code supporting the creation of 32bit binaries has been removed. This version of OpenJDK and onwards will only become available as 64bit packages.