The default-jre is an excellent choice for most situations, thanks to the outstanding track of backwards compatibility of the Java Virtual Machine. Ubuntu offers the default-jre package, which is regularly updated to ship the latest version of the current OpenJDK JRE in Long Term Support (LTS). Moreover, the non LTS versions of Java are bringing a steady stream of innovation into the language, and also see some adoption. Nowadays, Java 11 is the current Long Term Support (LTS) version, but Java 8 is still widely used. With new versions of Java released every 6 months, there are multiple versions available for use.

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Only developers and Enterprise administrators should download these releases.ĭownloading these releases requires an account. They are not updated with the latest security patches and are not recommended for use in production.įor production use Oracle recommends downloading the latest JRE and JDK versions and allowing auto-update.

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