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2 Installer Enhancements in JDK 8

This page describes installer enhancements Oracle Solaris, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Note: See Consolidated Release Notes for JDK 8 and JDK 8 Update Releases for New Features, Removed Features and Options, Known Issues, and Other Notes of importance about the version that you are installing.

This page contains these topics:

See "JDK 8 and JRE 8 Installation Start Here" for general information about installing JDK 8 and JRE 8.

Oracle Solaris OS

Installer enhancements for Java SE Release 8:

  • The 32-bit editions of the JDK and JRE for SPARC and x86 architectures have been eliminated.

Microsoft Windows

Installer enhancements for Java SE Release 8u20:

Installer enhancements for Java SE Release 8:

Linux

In Java SE Release 8, command-line installation accepts a configuration file instead of, or in addition to, command-line options. The configuration file can be used to standardize installations across an enterprise. The configuration file also gives access to options not available on the command line. See "Installing With a Configuration File" for details.

Installer enhancements for Java SE Release 8u40:

macOS

In Java SE Release 8, command-line installation accepts a configuration file instead of, or in addition to, command-line options. The configuration file can be used to standardize installations across an enterprise. The configuration file also gives access to options not available on the command line. See "Installing With a Configuration File" for details.

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