Java 8 application on EC2

Question

I was wondering if anyone knows if it will be possible for me to install Java 8 on an EC2 instance. My application is packed as a fat jar with embedded jetty, so the Java 8

Answer 1

Installing JDK 8:

Step 1: Check the Java Version

     java -version

Step 2: Download RPM package of Oracle JDK (8u121)

     wget --no-check-certificate --no-cookies --header "Cookie:oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u141-b15/336fa29ff2bb4ef291e347e091f7f4a7/jdk-8u141-linux-x64.rpm

Step 4: Install JDK 8

     sudo yum install -y jdk-8u141-linux-x64.rpm

Step 5: Verify oracle JDK version

     java -version

Installing JRE 1.8

   sudo yum install java-1.8.0

change the Java version

  sudo alternatives --config java