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Eclipse Temurin

ApplicationEclipse Adoptium

Dem still dey call am adoptium, adoptopenjdk, temurin, openjdk

Eclipse AdoptiumProductivity

Popular OpenJDK build from Eclipse Adoptium. Di runtime na java.exe. E no be Oracle Java as di only option, and e no be browser plugin again.

Wetin you need know

Temurin na OpenJDK build. java.exe no be browser plugin.

Eclipse Temurin na Adoptium OpenJDK. java.exe na di runtime. Oracle Java na different vendor build. Eclipse IDE na eclipse.exe. Di old browser plugin don comot.

Wetin e be?
Popular OpenJDK build
Only Oracle Java?
No. Temurin na another JDK
Browser plugin?
No. Dat era don pass
Feex tok say
If java.exe dey on PATH, I go run java -version and read di Temurin or Oracle string. I no go dey hunt browser plugin. Dat plugin era don pass.

Wetin be Eclipse Temurin?

Eclipse Temurin na Adoptium OpenJDK distribution. java.exe dey run Java programs. E no be Oracle JDK exclusively, and e no be Eclipse IDE.

If you never use am before

If README talk say make you install JDK, Eclipse Temurin from adoptium.net na common OpenJDK build. java.exe na di runtime. E no be browser plugin. Oracle still dey ship JDKs. Dose ones na different vendor and license. eclipse.exe na di IDE, no be dis runtime.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Run Java applications

java.exe dey start JVM. Leftover java.exe inside System32 from old Oracle install fit steal PATH.

Compile with JDK

javac.exe dey come with di JDK image. Folder wey get JRE only no go compile.

Point IDEs at dis home

JAVA_HOME to di Temurin folder. IntelliJ and Eclipse fit each choose different JDK.

Na who e dey for?

  • People wey need free OpenJDK on Windows
  • Shops wey comot from Oracle Java move go Adoptium
  • Anybody wey still dey think say java.exe na browser add-on

Current status

Eclipse Temurin (2017) na current java runtime and jdk from Eclipse Adoptium. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://adoptium.net/.

How old e be?

AdoptOpenJDK start for 2017 after Oracle change how dem dey license Java. Di project move go Eclipse Adoptium and di Temurin builds. Di old Java browser plugin don disappear. One 2008 Java.com plugin guide na history now.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

LTS JDK
Di Latest

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system One current 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to Adoptium
RAM Di JRE dey modest. Di app heap na wetin you configure

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand
Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
java.exe Temurin Java runtime for dat install
javac.exe Compiler wen you install JDK, no be only JRE

Startup components

Windows no dey add java.exe as inbox service. Vendor app or scheduled task fit start JVM.

File locations

Common Eclipse Temurin locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-*\

File formats

JARCLASS

Common wahala dem

Several java.exe copies

Oracle, Temurin, and vendor JRE fit all bear java.exe. where.exe java dey name which one launch.

People dey open Eclipse IDE make dem "install Java"

adoptium.net na di JDK. eclipse.org/downloads na di IDE.

How to get unstuck

java -version and where.exe java

Temurin suppose talk Eclipse Adoptium or Temurin. Oracle string na different install.

Set JAVA_HOME to di Temurin folder

IDEs and Maven dey read dat variable. Store Python alias no go help.

Install from adoptium.net, no be random JDK pack

Adoptium dey host di MSI and API. Java runtime toolbar bundle na junk.

Alternatives

Oracle JDK if your shop require am. Microsoft Build of OpenJDK and Amazon Corretto na oda OpenJDK builds. Eclipse IDE no be substitute runtime.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download adoptium.net/ Official installer or vendor page
Help adoptium.net/docs/ Vendor support
Official site adoptium.net/ Start here, no be random exe host
Temurin releases adoptium.net/temurin/releases/ LTS and latest JDK builds

Related hardware

Di JVM heap na wetin you set. 64-bit PC dey required for current JDKs. GPU only matter if dat Java app dey use am.

Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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