Java Role Overview

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Summary

This Ansible role helps you install different Java distributions:

OpenJDK

• Installs JRE and JDK
• Options to install from openjdk-fallback, repositories, S3, web, Chocolatey, or local sources.

Oracle Java

• Installs JRE, JDK, and Server JRE
• Options for installation from S3, web, or local sources.

Notice: Using any version of this role means you agree to the Oracle Binary Code License Agreement for Java SE.

SAPJVM

• Installs JDK with options for installation from sapjvm-fallback, S3, web, or local sources.

ZULU

• Installs JDK, with options from zulu-fallback, S3, web, local sources, and Chocolatey.

Adoptium

• Installs JDK and JRE, with options from adoptium-fallback, repositories, web, local sources, S3, and Chocolatey.

SapMachine

• Installs JDK and JRE with options from sapmachine-fallback, web, local sources, and Chocolatey (latest version only), S3.

Alibaba Dragonwell 8 JDK

• Installs JDK compatible with OpenJDK 8 (for Linux/x86_64).
• Options for installation from dragonwell8-fallback, web, local sources, and S3.

Amazon Corretto

• Installs JDK 8 and 11, and JRE 8 (only on Amazon Linux 2), with options for installation from fallback, web, local sources, or S3.

Requirements

• Ansible version: 2.7
• Supported versions of OpenJDK, Oracle Java, SAPJVM, ZULU, Adoptium, SapMachine, Alibaba Dragonwell, and Amazon Corretto are listed, along with compatible operating systems (like Ubuntu, Debian, Amazon Linux, RHEL/CentOS, and Windows).

Role Variables

Key variables to customize your installation:

• java_distribution: Type of Java distribution to install (mandatory if not openjdk).
• java_package: Type of package (JDK or JRE).
• transport: Method of obtaining Java (repositories, web, local, S3, etc.).
• Other customizable parameters include installation paths, version numbers, and transport options.

Example Ansible Playbooks

Install OpenJDK 17

- name: Install openjdk java
  hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: lean_delivery.java
      java_major_version: 17

Install OpenJDK 8 from Repositories

- name: Install openjdk java
  hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: lean_delivery.java
      transport: repositories
      java_major_version: 8

Install Oracle Java 8 from Local File

- name: Install oracle java
  hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: lean_delivery.java
      java_distribution: oracle_java
      transport: local
      transport_local: /tmp/jdk-8u181-linux-x64.tar.gz

Install Amazon Corretto JDK 11 from S3 Bucket

- name: Install Amazon Corretto
  hosts: all
  roles:
    - role: lean_delivery.java
      java_distribution: corretto
      transport: s3
      transport_s3_bucket: java-s3-bucket
      transport_s3_path: /java/jre-8u181-linux-x64.tar.gz

License

Apache License

Author Information

• Lean Delivery Team team@lean-delivery.com