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== JDK options ==

Your default choice should probably be to install <code>jdk11</code>, which is an alias for <code>openjdk11</code>. If you're in a server environment, go for <code>jdk11_headless</code>. Java 11 is the currently-maintained LTS version of OpenJDK as of ~~Oct 2019~~.

Your default choice should probably be to install <code>jdk11</code>, which is an alias for <code>openjdk11</code>. If you're in a server environment, go for <code>jdk11_headless</code>. Java 11 is the currently-maintained LTS version of OpenJDK as of March 2021.

As you might expect, though, many flavors of Java are available in NixOS.

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** <code>openjdk8[_headless]</code> for a legacy Java 8 VM required by some older apps

** <code>openjdk11[_headless]</code>, the currently-supported LTS version of OpenJDK

** <code>~~openjdk12~~[_headless]</code>, the current version of OpenJDK

** <code>openjdk14[_headless]</code>, the current version of OpenJDK

* AdoptOpenJDK, prebuilt binaries for OpenJDK

** <code>adoptopenjdk-bin</code> points to the latest version of AdoptOpenJDK, which is version 11 at the time of writing.

** <code>adoptopenjdk-jre-bin</code> is available if you want to avoid downloading the compiler and only require the runtime environment.

** <code>adoptopenjdk{,-jre}-openj9-bin-{8,11,13}</code> same, but using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJ9 Eclipse OpenJ9] instead of HotSpot as its JVM.

* JetBrains JDK (<code>jetbrains.jdk</code>), a fork of OpenJDK with modifications made by JetBrains

* Oracle's JDK (<code>oraclejdk</code>), only version 8 is available.

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 == JDK options ==
-Your default choice should probably be to install <code>jdk11</code>, which is an alias for <code>openjdk11</code>. If you're in a server environment, go for <code>jdk11_headless</code>. Java 11 is the currently-maintained LTS version of OpenJDK as of Oct 2019.
+Your default choice should probably be to install <code>jdk11</code>, which is an alias for <code>openjdk11</code>. If you're in a server environment, go for <code>jdk11_headless</code>. Java 11 is the currently-maintained LTS version of OpenJDK as of March 2021.
 As you might expect, though, many flavors of Java are available in NixOS.
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 ** <code>openjdk8[_headless]</code> for a legacy Java 8 VM required by some older apps
 ** <code>openjdk11[_headless]</code>, the currently-supported LTS version of OpenJDK
-** <code>openjdk12[_headless]</code>, the current version of OpenJDK
+** <code>openjdk14[_headless]</code>, the current version of OpenJDK
 * AdoptOpenJDK, prebuilt binaries for OpenJDK
 ** <code>adoptopenjdk-bin</code> points to the latest version of AdoptOpenJDK, which is version 11 at the time of writing.
 ** <code>adoptopenjdk-jre-bin</code> is available if you want to avoid downloading the compiler and only require the runtime environment.
+** <code>adoptopenjdk{,-jre}-openj9-bin-{8,11,13}</code> same, but using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenJ9 Eclipse OpenJ9] instead of HotSpot as its JVM.
 * JetBrains JDK (<code>jetbrains.jdk</code>), a fork of OpenJDK with modifications made by JetBrains
 * Oracle's JDK (<code>oraclejdk</code>), only version 8 is available.