Get Started with Azul Prime from a tar.gz Archive
Azul Prime comes in the following distributions:
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Stream Builds are fast-moving builds that include the latest JVM features. They are produced once a month and do not receive any security backports.
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Stable Builds contain only critical fix backports, and are produced on an ongoing basis.
Customers can download builds from the Azul Customer Downloads page.
Want to try Azul Prime for yourself? Request a trial.
For more information about Azul Prime Stream and Stable Builds, see the Azul Prime Roadmap.
These instructions introduce you to the quick and easy process to try Azul Prime from a tar.gz archive.
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Our software distributions are signed by an OpenPGP key when appropriate. To verify your download, see Product Signing Keys (OpenPGP) for details. |
Uncompressing the Azul Prime Archive
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Uncompress the downloaded
tar.gzarchive on the host machine where the Java applications will be run:tar xzvf zing<prime_version>-<jdk_version>.tar.gzNoteThe gzip and tar utilities are required to install the ZVM tar.gz archive on Linux host platforms. -
Verify that the Azul Zing Build of OpenJDK is successfully unpacked:
/<uncompressed_prime_archive_directory>/bin/java -versionThe output should look similar to the snippet below:
java version "1.8.0-zing_21.06.0.0" Zing Runtime Environment for Java Applications (build 1.8.0-zing_21.06.0.0-b3) Zing 64-Bit Tiered VM (build 1.8.0-zing_121.06.0.0-b4-product-linux-X86_64, mixed mode)