- Linux Tips and Tricks Table of Contents
- How To Install Java on the Steam Deck
Linux Tips and Tricks Table of Contents
- Linux Tips and Tricks
- Linux Tips and Tricks Table of Contents
- How To Install Java on the Steam Deck
How To Install Java on the Steam Deck
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- In the
/home/deck/Applications
folder, create ajdk
folder - In Desktop Mode, open the https://jdk.java.net/ website
- Click
JDK ##
to the right ofReady for Use
- The version number may vary depending on when you are downloading Java
- Download the
tar.gz
file to the right ofLinux / x64
to the newly created/home/deck/Applications/jdk
folder - Right click
openjdk-##.#.#_linux-x64_bin.tar.gz
, clickExtract > Extract Archive here
- If it creates a subfolder, move the contents directly to
/home/deck/Applications/jdk
- If it creates a subfolder, move the contents directly to
- In the
/home/deck
folder, right click the.bashrc
file, clickOpen with Kate
or a text editor of your choice~/.bashrc
is a hidden file by default. In Dolphin (file manager), click the hamburger menu in the top right, clickShow Hidden Files
to see these files
At the bottom of the
.bashrc
file, paste the following two lines:export JAVA_HOME=$HOME/Applications/jdkexport PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
Save and exit out of the
.bashrc
file- Java will now be installed on your Steam Deck
- If you had any terminals open previously, close these out and re-open them in order to use Java through the command-line
To update JDK, replace the files in /home/deck/Applications/jdk
with the latest files from https://jdk.java.net/.