Need a different Linux distro? Go back to the Zing^® Feature Preview Quickstart Guide.

Note: Our software distributions are signed by an OpenPGP key when appropriate. To verify your download, see Product Signing Keys (OpenPGP) for details.

These instructions introduce you to the quick and easy process to try Zing 11 Feature Preview from a tar.gz archive.

Make sure your system meets the system requirements listed in Zing Installation Instructions.

Step 1: Download Zing 11

Download Zing Feature Preview for Java SE 11 from https://cdn.azul.com/.

Step 2: Get a Zing License

1. Sign up for a Zing Trial License in order to obtain your Zing Trial Token.
2. Check the Zing Trial Token email you received from Azul and locate your Zing Trial Token (if you did not receive the email in your inbox, check your Spam or Junk email folders).
3. Download your license:

mkdir ~/.zing
wget -O- https://trial-licenses.azul.com/redeem/<Zing_Trial_Token>  > ~/.zing/license

Step 3: Uncompress the Zing Archive

1. Uncompress the downloaded tar.gz archive on the host machine where the Java applications will be run:

   tar xzvf zing<zvm_version>-<jdk_version>.tar.gz

   Note: The gzip and tar utilities are required to install the ZVM tar.gz archive on Linux host platforms.

2. Verify that the Zing Virtual Machine is successfully unpacked:

/<uncompressed_zing_archive_directory>/bin/java -version

The output should look similar to the snippet below:

java version "11.0.8-internal" 2020-09-22
Java Runtime Environment Zing99.99.99.99+480 (build 11.0.8-internal+10-99.99.99.99.dev)
Zing 64-Bit Tiered VM Zing99.99.99.99+480 (build 11.0.8-zing_99.99.99.99.dev-b3253-product-linux-X86_64, mixed mode)

If you do not see output similar to the above, visit the Zing Community Forum.

To finalize installation steps, Complete the Post Zing Virtual Machine Installation Tasks.