I am new to AIX environment want to check if we can install JDK 8 on AIX server by overriding the IBM JDK. If yes, how?.
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Oracle JDK 1.8 for AIX does not exist. If you really want JDK 1.8, you can override your current (I suppose now you have an older version) downloading a new one from here.
Just to be clear, every version of Oracle JDK or JRE is machine dependent. And it is compiled to run only on a defined set of operating systems. You can see the complete list of Oracle's JDK supported OSs here.
Looking around I saw there is a OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) porting to PowerPC/AIX, they're are actively working to have a stable 1.8 version.
Consider that OpenJDK is not only a free and open source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE). But it is also actively supported by Oracle (primarily) and by IBM.
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Hi freeDev,Thanks for the reply.Cant we use Oracle JDK with AIX?.Is it supported in AIX architecture?. – vipin k. May 26 '16 at 10:44
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2If it doesn't exist it stands to reason that you can't use it, and it's not supported. – covener May 28 '16 at 15:15