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Setting up Java Environment

System​

  • JDK v11 Temurin
  • IntelliJ Community Edition

Installation​

paru -S jdk11-temurin intellij-idea-community-edition

Java Version Management​

How to switch between multiple installed versions of Java.

To check the available versions and the default environment, run:

archlinux-java status

Example output:

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Available Java environments:
  java-11-temurin
  java-17-openjdk
  java-18-openjdk (default)
  java-8-openjdk/jre

To set the default to java-11-temurin, use set:

sudo archlinux-java set java-11-temurin

Verify the default with java -version:

$ java -version
openjdk version "11.0.16.1" 2022-08-12
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Temurin-11.0.16.1+1 (build 11.0.16.1+1)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Temurin-11.0.16.1+1 (build 11.0.16.1+1, mixed mode)