Get Started with Azul Platform Prime from a tar.gz Archive
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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 Platform Prime for yourself? Request a trial.
For more information about Azul Platform Prime Stream and Stable Builds, see the Azul Platform Prime Roadmap.
These instructions introduce you to the quick and easy process to try Azul Platform 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 Platform 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)