asdf-java

Java plugin for the asdf version manager.

Requirements

• bash v5.0
• curl
• sha256sum (only on Linux)
• unzip
• jq (only for updating the release data)

Install

asdf plugin-add java https://github.com/halcyon/asdf-java.git

Use

Check asdf for instructions on how to install & manage versions of Java.

Install

List candidate JDKs:

asdf list-all java

Install a candidate listed from the previous command like this:

asdf install java adopt-openjdk-12.0.2+10.2

Select an installed candidate for use like this:

asdf global java adopt-openjdk-12.0.2+10.2

JAVA_HOME

To set JAVA_HOME in your shell's initialization add the following:

. ~/.asdf/plugins/java/set-java-home.bash

For zsh shell, instead use:

. ~/.asdf/plugins/java/set-java-home.zsh

For fish shell, instead use:

. ~/.asdf/plugins/java/set-java-home.fish

macOS Integration

Some applications in macOS use /usr/libexec/java_home to set java home.

Setting java_macos_integration_enable to yes on .asdfrc file enables this integration.

java_macos_integration_enable = yes

Note: Not all distributions of Java JDK packages offer this integration (eg. liberica). This option only works for packages that do offer that integration.