Welcome to the Slackware Documentation Project  Java in
Slackware  Oracle Java   Oracle offers two packages:    • JRE
(Java Runtime Environment) - required to run Java applications.
• JDK (Java Development Kit) - required to develop and run Java
applications (it includes the JRE).  As the JRE is included in
the JDK, the Java Development Kit (JDK) is a recommended package
to install.  Please do NOT install both packages and make sure
you remove any previously installed Java packages before you
start the installation  Java (JDK) Installation on Slackware 14
and newer  Follow the steps below to install Java on your
system:  1. Visit the official download page.  2. Right under
Java Platform, Standard Edition click the JDK Download and
accept the license agreement.  3. Download a binary package that
is appropriate for your architecture:  Linux x86 for a 32-bit
version of Slackware. Linux x64 for a 64-bit version of
Slackware.  Make sure you have chosen the .tar.gz version.  At
the time of writing this, the lates