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Java Viewer Help (TXT)
- The tightvnc jar in bin is build result
ref: Download TightVNC Java Viewer Source
- The JRE tar.gz in bin is downloaded from AdoptOpenJDK
ref: Download JRE
- install Java SDK 8
On Windows
.\gradlew.bat
- AdoptOpenJDK - https://adoptopenjdk.net
- Amazon – Corretto - https://aws.amazon.com/corretto
- RedHat - https://developers.redhat.com/products/openjdk/overview
| Criteria | Oracle JDK | Red Hat OpenJDK | Amazon Coretto | AdoptOpenJDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free / Commercial basis | Need to purchase licenses. | JDK is free | JDK is free | JDK is free |
| Long-term support (LTS) options | + Java 8 till December 2030 (Extended support) | + LTS of Red Hat OpenJDK 8 till Nov 2026* | + Java 8 support till July 2026 | + Java 8 support till Nov 2026 |
| Platform aarch64 | O | X | O | O |
| aarch64 Package Type | JRE/JDK | - | JDK | JRE/JDK |
ps. JRE (Java Runtime Environment) is smaller than JDK (Java Development Kit).
The JRE is a set of components to create and run a Java application.
The JDK includes tools for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language and running on the Java platform.