The Java JDK (Java Development Kit) is a software development environment that creates Java applications. It includes tools and libraries that enable developers to write, compile, and execute Java ...

For Java-based programs such as Maven, Jenkins, Gradle or Tomcat to run, they need to know that Java's JDK is installed. That's the purpose of the JAVA_HOME environment variable. It tells programs ...

Oddly, JDK 8 will get public updates even after updates end for the later JDK 9 and JDK 10 Java releases Oracle has extended public updates for Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 until at least January 2019 ...