The full version string for this update release is 8u302-b8. The version number is 8.
Liberica JDK 8u302+8
Please refer to the Oracle JDK 8 release notes for further information on JDK 8 features. This document further outlines the peculiarities of Liberica distribution as compared to Oracle JDK 8 distribution.
Supported configurations
Supported Server and Desktop configurations
Liberica is supported on the following OSes:
- Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 18.04 (x86_64, x86, ARMv8*)
- Debian Linux 8, 9 (x86_64, x86, ARMv8*)
- Red Hat, Oracle Linux and CentOS 5.5+, 6.x, 7.x (x86_64, x86, ARMv8*)
- Alpine Linux x86_64 version is build with musl support.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 12, 15 and tumbleweed (x86_64, ARMv8*)
- Apple macOS 10.11+ (64 bit only)
- Solaris 10.9+ (SPARC and x86_64)*
- Microsoft Windows 2019, Windows 2016, Windows 2012 R2, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
* - version doesn't have Client VM
Note: The minimum supported Linux kernel version is 2.6.18 and GLIBC version 2.5. LibericaFX works on all supported Ubuntu versions, Red Hat Linux family starting from 7.x and SUSE versions with GTK3 backend.
Liberica JDK and JRE distribution
Liberica JDK and JRE are distributed as .rpm, .zip, .deb and .tar.gz packages. Please select the one which is most appropriate for your purposes.
- Use Liberica JDK if your application requires javac or other tools and services not present in a JRE, or you would like to use jlink to create a trimmed-down version of the Java Runtime for your particular needs.
- Use Liberica JRE for all other purposes.
Liberica 8 introduces all new features supported by OpenJDK 8 on Linux x64
By default, the Liberica uses Server VM. Server VM and Client VM can be enabled with -server and -client command line options, respectively. In case the deployment requires to minimize the footprint, it may be beneficial to use Minimal VM, which emphasises on a minimal footprint. It has C1 JIT compiler only, Serial GC and no serviceability features. In a JRE it can be enabled in runtime with -minimal command line option.
Linux x86_64, Linux x86, Apple macOS x86_64, Microsoft Windows x86_64, Microsoft Windows x86 versions of Liberica 8 also contains LibericaFX. On macOS, LibericaFX works starting with 10.10+.
Security Baselines
BellSoft Liberica follows the security baselines for Oracle Java SE. Please refer to the Oracle documentation for a list of issues fixed in a given release.
Issues fixed
| Issue | Description |
|---|---|
| JDK-6878250 | (so) IllegalBlockingModeException thrown when reading from a closed SocketChannel's InputStream |
| JDK-6990210 | [TEST_BUG] EventDispatchThread/HandleExceptionOnEDT/HandleExceptionOnEDT.java fails on gnome |
| JDK-7059970 | Test case: javax/imageio/plugins/png/ITXtTest.java is not closing a file |
| JDK-7106851 | Test should not use System.exit |
| JDK-8019470 | Changes needed to compile JDK 8 on MacOS with clang compiler |
| JDK-8028618 | [TEST BUG] javax/swing/JScrollBar/bug4202954/bug4202954.java fails |
| JDK-8030123 | java/beans/Introspector/Test8027648.java fails |
| JDK-8032050 | Clean up for java/rmi/activation/Activatable/shutdownGracefully/ShutdownGracefully.java |
| JDK-8033289 | clang: clean up unused function warning |
| JDK-8034856 | gcc warnings compiling src/solaris/native/sun/security/pkcs11 |
| JDK-8035000 | clean up ActivationLibrary.DestroyThread |
| JDK-8035054 | JarFacade.c should not include ctype.h |
| JDK-8035287 | gcc warnings compiling various libraries files |
| JDK-8036095 | RMI tests using testlibrary.RMID and testlibrary.JavaVM do not pass through vmoptions |
| JDK-8037825 | Fix warnings and enable "warnings as errors" in serviceability native libraries |
| JDK-8042891 | Format issues embedded in macros for two g1 source files |
| JDK-8043264 | hsdis library not picked up correctly on expected paths |
| JDK-8043646 | libosxapp.dylib fails to build on Mac OS 10.9 with clang |
| JDK-8047939 | [TESTBUG] Rewrite test/runtime/8001071/Test8001071.sh |
| JDK-8055754 | filemap.cpp does not compile with clang |
| JDK-8064909 | FragmentMetaspace.java got OutOfMemoryError |
| JDK-8066508 | JTReg tests timeout on slow devices when run using JPRT |
| JDK-8066807 | langtools/test/Makefile should use -agentvm not -samevm |
| JDK-8071374 | -XX:+PrintAssembly -XX:+PrintSignatureHandlers crash fastdebug VM with assert(limit == __null || limit <= nm->code_end()) in RelocIterator::initialize |
| JDK-8074836 | Resolve disabled warnings for libosxkrb5 |
| JDK-8075071 | [TEST_BUG] TimSortStackSize2.java: OOME: Java heap space: MaxHeap shrinked by MaxRAMFraction |
| JDK-8077364 | "if( !this )" construct prevents build on Xcode 6.3 |
| JDK-8078855 | [TEST_BUG] javax/swing/JComboBox/8032878/bug8032878.java fails in WindowsClassicLookAndFeel |
| JDK-8081764 | [TEST_BUG] Test javax/swing/plaf/aqua/CustomComboBoxFocusTest.java fails on Windows, Solaris Sparcv9 and Linux but passes on MacOSX |
| JDK-8129511 | PlatformMidi.c:83 uses malloc without malloc header |
| JDK-8130308 | Too low memory usage in TestPromotionFromSurvivorToTenuredAfterMinorGC.java |
| JDK-8130430 | [TEST_BUG] remove unnecessary internal calls from javax/swing/JRadioButton/8075609/bug8075609.java |
| JDK-8132148 | G1 hs_err region dump legend out of sync with region values |
| JDK-8132709 | [TESTBUG] gc/g1/TestHumongousShrinkHeap.java might fail on embedded |
| JDK-8134672 | [TEST_BUG] Some tests should check isDisplayChangeSupported |
| JDK-8134883 | C1 hard crash in range check elimination in Nashorn test262parallel |
| JDK-8136592 | [TEST_BUG] Fix 2 platform-specific closed regtests for jigsaw |
| JDK-8138820 | JDK Hotspot build fails with Xcode 7.0.1 |
| JDK-8151786 | [TESTBUG] java/beans/XMLEncoder/Test4625418.java timed out intermittently |
| JDK-8159898 | Negative array size in java/beans/Introspector/Test8027905.java |
| JDK-8166046 | [TESTBUG] compiler/stringopts/TestStringObjectInitialization.java fails with OOME |
| JDK-8166724 | gc/g1/TestHumongousShrinkHeap.java fails with OOME |
| JDK-8172188 | JDI tests fail due to "permission denied" when creating temp file |
| JDK-8177809 | File.lastModified() is losing milliseconds (always ends in 000) |
| JDK-8178403 | DirectAudio in JavaSound may hang and leak |
| JDK-8180478 | tools/launcher/MultipleJRE.sh fails on Windows because of extra-'' |
| JDK-8183910 | gc/arguments/TestAggressiveHeap.java fails intermittently |
| JDK-8185854 | NPE on non-editable ComboBox in TabPane with custom Skin |
| JDK-8190332 | PngReader throws NegativeArraySizeException/OOM error when IHDR width is very large |
| JDK-8190679 | java/util/Arrays/TimSortStackSize2.java fails with "Initial heap size set to a larger value than the maximum heap size" |
| JDK-8191955 | AArch64: incorrect prefetch distance causes an internal error |
| JDK-8196092 | javax/swing/JComboBox/8032878/bug8032878.java fails |
| JDK-8198402 | ToggleButton.setToggleGroup causes memory leak when button is removed via ToggleGroup.getToggles() |
| JDK-8199265 | java/util/Arrays/TimSortStackSize2.java fails with OOM |
| JDK-8200550 | Xcode 9.3 produce warning -Wexpansion-to-defined |
| JDK-8201261 | Ability to override the dependency repositories used by gradle |
| JDK-8202299 | Java Keystore fails to load PKCS12/PFX certificates created in WindowsServer2016 |
| JDK-8203196 | C1 emits incorrect code due to integer overflow in _tableswitch keys |
| JDK-8203345 | Memory leak in VirtualFlow when screen reader is |
| JDK-8205014 | com/sun/jndi/ldap/DeadSSLLdapTimeoutTest.java failed with "Read timed out" |
| JDK-8206243 | java -XshowSettings fails if memory.limit_in_bytes overflows LONG.max |
| JDK-8206925 | Support the certificate_authorities extension |
| JDK-8209996 | [PPC64] Fix JFR profiling |
| JDK-8214345 | infinite recursion while checking super class |
| JDK-8217230 | assert(t == t_no_spec) failure in NodeHash::check_no_speculative_types() |
| JDK-8217348 | assert(thread->is_Java_thread()) failed: just checking |
| JDK-8225081 | Remove Telia Company CA certificate expiring in April 2021 |
| JDK-8225116 | Test OwnedWindowsLeak.java intermittently fails |
| JDK-8228757 | Fail fast if the handshake type is unknown |
| JDK-8230428 | Cleanup dead CastIP node code in formssel.cpp |
| JDK-8231631 | sun/net/ftp/FtpURLConnectionLeak.java fails intermittently with NPE |
| JDK-8231841 | AArch64: debug.cpp help() is missing an AArch64 line for pns |
| JDK-8231949 | [PPC64, s390]: Make async profiling more reliable |
| JDK-8232063 | Upgrade gradle to version 6.0 |
| JDK-8234011 | (zipfs) Memory leak in ZipFileSystem.releaseDeflater() |
| JDK-8239053 | [8u] clean up undefined-var-template warnings |
| JDK-8239400 | [8u] clean up undefined-var-template warnings |
| JDK-8240539 | Upgrade gradle to version 6.3 |
| JDK-8241649 | Optimize Character.toString |
| JDK-8241829 | Cleanup the code for PrinterJob on windows |
| JDK-8242565 | Policy initialization issues when the denyAfter constraint is enabled |
| JDK-8243559 | Remove root certificates with 1024-bit keys |
| JDK-8247350 | [aarch64] assert(false) failed: wrong size of mach node |
| JDK-8249142 | java/awt/FontClass/CreateFont/DeleteFont.sh is unstable |
| JDK-8249278 | Revert JDK-8226253 which breaks the spec of AccessibleState.SHOWING for JList |
| JDK-8250876 | Fix issues with cross-compile on macos |
| JDK-8251555 | Remove unused focusedWindow field in glass Window to avoid leak |
| JDK-8252883 | AccessDeniedException caused by delayed file deletion on Windows |
| JDK-8253375 | OSX build fails with Xcode 12.0 (12A7209) |
| JDK-8254631 | Better support ALPN byte wire values in SunJSSE |
| JDK-8255086 | Update the root locale display names |
| JDK-8255734 | VM should ignore SIGXFSZ on ppc64, s390 too |
| JDK-8256157 | Improve bytecode assembly |
| JDK-8256283 | IndexOutOfBoundsException when sorting a TreeTableView |
| JDK-8256491 | Better HTTP transport |
| JDK-8256818 | SSLSocket that is never bound or connected leaks socket resources |
| JDK-8257039 | [8u] GenericTaskQueue destructor is incorrect |
| JDK-8257670 | sun/security/ssl/SSLSocketImpl/SSLSocketLeak.java reports leaks |
| JDK-8257884 | Re-enable sun/security/ssl/SSLSocketImpl/SSLSocketLeak.java as automatic test |
| JDK-8257997 | sun/security/ssl/SSLSocketImpl/SSLSocketLeak.java again reports leaks after JDK-8257884 |
| JDK-8257999 | Parallel GC crash in gc/parallel/TestDynShrinkHeap.java: new region is not in covered_region |
| JDK-8258419 | RSA cipher buffer cleanup |
| JDK-8258432 | Improve file transfers |
| JDK-8258669 | fastdebug jvm crashes when do event based tracing for monitor inflation |
| JDK-8258753 | StartTlsResponse.close() hangs due to synchronization issues |
| JDK-8258986 | getColor throws IOOBE when PixelReader reads the |
| JDK-8259046 | ViewPainter.ROOT_PATHS holds reference to Scene causing memory leak |
| JDK-8259271 | gc/parallel/TestDynShrinkHeap.java still fails "assert(covered_region.contains(new_memregion)) failed: new region is not in covered_region" |
| JDK-8259356 | MediaPlayer's seek freezes video |
| JDK-8259555 | Webkit crashes on Apple Silicon |
| JDK-8259619 | C1: 3-arg StubAssembler::call_RT stack-use condition is incorrect |
| JDK-8259886 | Improve SSL session cache performance and scalability |
| JDK-8260029 | aarch64: fix typo in verify_oop_array |
| JDK-8260236 | better init AnnotationCollector _contended_group |
| JDK-8260245 | Update ICU4C to version 68.2 |
| JDK-8260246 | Ensemble: Update version of Lucene to 7.7.3 |
| JDK-8260255 | C1: LoopInvariantCodeMotion constructor can leave some fields uninitialized |
| JDK-8260453 | Improve Font Bounding |
| JDK-8260484 | CheckExamples.java / NoJavaLangTest.java fail with jtreg 4.2 |
| JDK-8260704 | ParallelGC: oldgen expansion needs release-store for _end |
| JDK-8260960 | Signs of jarsigner signing |
| JDK-8260967 | Better jar file validation |
| JDK-8261355 | No data buffering in SunPKCS11 Cipher encryption when the underlying mechanism has no padding |
| JDK-8261867 | Backport relevant test changes & additions from JDK-8130125 |
| JDK-8262110 | DST starts from incorrect time in 2038 |
| JDK-8262276 | Debug build of WebKit fails |
| JDK-8262366 | Update glib to version 2.66.7 |
| JDK-8262380 | Enhance XML processing passes |
| JDK-8262403 | Enhanced data transfers |
| JDK-8262410 | Enhanced rules for zones |
| JDK-8262446 | DragAndDrop hangs on Windows |
| JDK-8262477 | Enhance String Conclusions |
| JDK-8262726 | AArch64: C1 StubAssembler::call_RT can corrupt stack |
| JDK-8262730 | Enable jdk8u MacOS external debug symbols |
| JDK-8262864 | No debug symbols in image for Windows --with-native-debug-symbols=external |
| JDK-8262967 | Improve Zip file support |
| JDK-8263061 | copy wrong unpack200 debuginfo to bin directory after 8252395 |
| JDK-8263111 | Enhance String Conclusions |
| JDK-8263169 | [macos] JavaFX windows open as tabs when system preference for documents is set |
| JDK-8263504 | Some OutputMachOpcodes fields are uninitialized |
| JDK-8263600 | change rmidRunning to a simple lookup |
| JDK-8263788 | JavaFX application freezes completely after some time when using the WebView |
| JDK-8264066 | Enhance compiler validation |
| JDK-8264079 | Improve abstractions |
| JDK-8264460 | Improve NTLM support |
| JDK-8264509 | jdk8u MacOS zipped debug symbols won't build |
| JDK-8264562 | assert(verify_field_bit(1)) failed: Attempting to write an uninitialized event field: type |
| JDK-8264640 | CMS ParScanClosure misses a barrier |
| JDK-8264816 | Weak handles leak causes GC to take longer |
| JDK-8264990 | WebEngine crashes with segfault when not loaded through system classloader |
| JDK-8265462 | Handle multiple slots in the NSS Internal Module from SunPKCS11's Secmod |
| JDK-8265666 | Enable AIX build platform to make external debug symbols |
| JDK-8265832 | runtime/StackGap/testme.sh fails to compile in 8u |
| JDK-8265988 | Fix sun/text/IntHashtable/Bug4170614 for JDK 8u |
| JDK-8266191 | Missing aarch64 parts of JDK-8181872(C1: possible overflow when strength reducing integer multiply by constant) |
| JDK-8266723 | JFR periodic events are causing extra allocations |
| JDK-8266929 | Unable to use algorithms from 3p providers |
| JDK-8266966 | Wrong CSS properties are applied to other nodes after fix for JDK-8204568 |
| JDK-8267235 | [macos_aarch64] InterpreterRuntime::throw_pending_exception messing up LR results in crash |
| JDK-8267426 | MonitorVmStartTerminate test timed out on Embedded VM |
| JDK-8267545 | [8u] Enable Xcode 12 builds on macOS |
| JDK-8267689 | [aarch64] Crash due to bad shift in indirect addressing mode |
| JDK-8268152 | gstmpegaudioparse does not provides timestamps for HLS MP3 streams |
| JDK-8268444 | keytool -v -list print is incorrect after backport JDK-8141457 |
| JDK-8269388 | Default build of OpenJDK 8 fails on newer GCCs with warnings as errors on format-overflow |
| JDK-8269468 | JDK-8269388 breaks the build on older GCCs |
| JDK-8270533 | AArch64: size_fits_all_mem_uses should return false if its output is a CAS |