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Install openjdk@11 with Homebrew, winget, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Development kit for the Java programming language. Version 11.0.31 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install openjdk@11

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install openjdk11

MacPorts ports tree · java/openjdk11/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · openjdk11 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#openjdk11

nixpkgs package indexes · openjdk11 · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install pack200

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · pack200 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id Microsoft.OpenJDK.11 -e

Windows Package Manager source index · Microsoft.OpenJDK.11 · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Chocolateyverified · 92%

choco install openjdk11

Chocolatey community package catalog · openjdk11 · source: community.chocolatey.org

overview

Package summary

Development kit for the Java programming language

Project links

Commands and aliases

jjs
pack200
rmic
rmid
unpack200

history

Project history and usage

openjdk@11 packages the JDK 11 release line of OpenJDK. It exists because Java users often need a specific long-term-support-era toolchain rather than the newest feature release, especially for applications, build plugins, and enterprise stacks certified against Java 11.

Project history

The OpenJDK JDK 11 page describes JDK 11 as the open-source reference implementation of version 11 of the Java SE Platform, specified by JSR 384. JDK 11 reached General Availability on 25 September 2018.

JDK 11 was part of the release-model transition that followed JDK 9. OpenJDK moved to six-month feature releases, while vendors designated selected lines for longer support. JEP 14 names JDK 11 among the vendor-designated LTS lines, alongside 8, 17, and 21.

Adoption history

JDK 11 became a major migration target because it was the first broadly adopted LTS line after Java 8. Its feature list includes standard HTTP Client, Flight Recorder, TLS 1.3, launch of single-file source-code programs, Epsilon, experimental ZGC, and the removal of Java EE and CORBA modules, making it both a modernization release and a compatibility checkpoint.

The OpenJDK 11 Updates project maintains the post-GA update stream through separate jdk11u-dev and jdk11u repositories. The repository README explains that jdk11u-dev is where updates are continuously developed and jdk11u is used during rampdown for critical changes needed in the next update release.

How it is used

Developers install openjdk@11 when a project requires Java 11 language and API behavior, tests against that release line, or cannot yet move to newer LTS lines. Build tools and CI images often pin this package so compilation, bytecode level, and runtime behavior remain stable across machines.

The Homebrew formula is keg-only and tells users how to symlink the JDK bundle into /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines as openjdk-11.jdk. That keeps Java 11 available without forcing it to override Homebrew's general openjdk formula.

Why package nerds care

openjdk@11 is the package-manager expression of Java's long-tail compatibility problem. It is not a fork of OpenJDK; it is a pinned major release line with its own update repositories, compatibility expectations, and coexistence rules beside newer JDKs.

Timeline

2018-09-25: JDK 11 reached General Availability.
2018: the OpenJDK tip-and-tail release model placed JDK 11 in the era of six-month feature releases and vendor-maintained LTS lines.
JDK 11 Updates split routine development into jdk11u-dev and rampdown-critical work into jdk11u.

Related projects

openjdk@11 is related to OpenJDK, the JDK 11 Updates project, downstream Java 11 distributions, enterprise application servers, build tools that pin source or target compatibility to 11, and newer LTS lines such as OpenJDK 17 and 21.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for openjdk@11. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`jjs`	cli	global executable
`pack200`	cli	global executable
`rmic`	cli	global executable
`rmid`	cli	global executable
`unpack200`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version11.0.31

manager updated2026-06-25

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11unone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:openjdk@11
Version	11.0.31
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/openjdk@11
Homepage	https://openjdk.org/
Repository	https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u
Upstream docs	https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/11
License	GPL-2.0-only
Source archive	https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u/archive/refs/tags/jdk-11.0.31-ga.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-25T13:37:59+02:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	freetype, giflib, harfbuzz, jpeg-turbo, libpng, little-cms2
Build dependencies	autoconf, pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	For the system Java wrappers to find this JDK, symlink it with sudo ln -sfn $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/openjdk@11/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.jdk

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	openjdk@11
Aliases	java11
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	yes
Disabled	no
Keg Only	yes
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

winget95%

Microsoft.OpenJDK.11

winget install --id Microsoft.OpenJDK.11 -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Openjdk 11

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: Microsoft.OpenJDK.11 from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

winget95%

ojdkbuild.openjdk.11.jdk

winget install --id ojdkbuild.openjdk.11.jdk -e

normalized package name match
Matched by: Openjdk 11

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: ojdkbuild.openjdk.11.jdk from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

MacPorts94%

openjdk11

sudo port install openjdk11

package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: java/openjdk11/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

openjdk11

nix profile install nixpkgs#openjdk11

package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: openjdk11 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

apk92%

openjdk11 11.0.31_p11-r0

Oracle OpenJDK 11

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

sudo apk add openjdk11

License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openjdk11
1 dependencies
1 provides
package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openjdk11 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

openjdk11-demos 11.0.31_p11-r0

Oracle OpenJDK 11 (demos)

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

sudo apk add openjdk11-demos

License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openjdk11
package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openjdk11-demos from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

openjdk11-doc 11.0.31_p11-r0

Oracle OpenJDK 11 (Documentation)

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

sudo apk add openjdk11-doc

License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openjdk11
package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openjdk11-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

openjdk11-jdk 11.0.31_p11-r0

Oracle OpenJDK 11 (JDK) (server)

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

sudo apk add openjdk11-jdk

License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openjdk11
1 dependencies
1 provides
package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openjdk11-jdk from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

openjdk11-jmods 11.0.31_p11-r0

Oracle OpenJDK 11 (jmods)

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

sudo apk add openjdk11-jmods

License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openjdk11
package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openjdk11-jmods from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

openjdk11-jre 11.0.31_p11-r0

Oracle OpenJDK 11 (JRE)

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

sudo apk add openjdk11-jre

License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openjdk11
1 dependencies
1 provides
package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openjdk11-jre from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

openjdk11-jre-headless 11.0.31_p11-r0

Oracle OpenJDK 11 (JRE headless)

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

sudo apk add openjdk11-jre-headless

License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openjdk11
1 dependencies
1 provides
package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openjdk11-jre-headless from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

openjdk11-src 11.0.31_p11-r0

Oracle OpenJDK 11 (sources)

https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u

sudo apk add openjdk11-src

License: GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: openjdk11
1 dependencies
package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: openjdk11-src from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

zypper92%

pack200 14-3.3

Pack200 compression for JAR files

https://github.com/pack200/pack200

sudo zypper install pack200

License: GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
Category: Development/Libraries/Java
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: pack200
4 dependencies
2 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pack200

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pack200 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper92%

pack200-javadoc 14-3.3

Javadoc for pack200

https://github.com/pack200/pack200

sudo zypper install pack200-javadoc

License: GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
Category: Documentation/HTML
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: pack200
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Pack200

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pack200-javadoc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

Chocolatey92%

openjdk11

choco install openjdk11

package manager index match
Matched by: Openjdk11

Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: openjdk11 from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','office365homepremium'

Nix88%

openjdk

nix profile install nixpkgs#openjdk

versioned package alias match
Matched by: Openjdk

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: openjdk from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

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View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/openjdk@11.yml

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Install openjdk@11 with Homebrew, winget, apk, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

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