Install Multiple Versions of Java with SDKMAN!

SDKMAN! is a tool for managing parallel versions of multiple Software Development Kits. This is very useful for managing Java versions as well as Gradle, Maven etc..

Installation

Open up a terminal and enter:

curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash

This will add the following to your .bashrc or .zshrc:

#THIS MUST BE AT THE END OF THE FILE FOR SDKMAN TO WORK!!!
export SDKMAN_DIR="/home/chris/.sdkman"
[[ -s "/home/chris/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh" ]] && source "/home/chris/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"

Now you can open a new terminal and run the following to confirm installation:

sdk version

Using SDKMAN

SDKMAN will allow you to install a lot of different programs.

List all options to install

sdk ls

Installing Java

sdk install java