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Liberica NIK 22.3.0 Install Guide


The following sections constitute a native image installation guide for Liberica NIK. It describes the experience of using native images in correspondence to different operating systems.

Apple macOS

Installing DMG bundle on Apple macOS

Open the Liberica NIK Download Center in your browser. Click ‘Download .DMG’ and start the download. After it is finished, check the file by comparing its size on your drive and the downloads page. A more advanced approach is to verify the checksum in the command line:

shasum -a 1 bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-macos-amd64.dmg

The checksum should match the one next to the link on the downloads page.

To run the installer, double-click on the file you have just downloaded.

DMG content

Double-click on the pkg icon to open the Install Liberica NIK Wizard.

Welcome screen

Click Continue.

Installation Type screen

Optionally, you can change the install location. Press ‘Change Install Location’ for that or ‘Install’ to proceed with the default location.

Security Warning screen

Allow new software installation. The file will start copying immediately.

Installation Success screen

Press ‘Close’ to dismiss the installation wizard.

Liberica NIK 22.3.0 is installed to the /Library/Java/LibericaNativeImageKit/liberica-vm-22.3.0-openjdk11/ directory, or another directory with a similar name in /Library/Java/LibericaNativeImageKit, depending on the selected version of the JDK and package type (core, standard, or full). You can use the $NIK_HOME environment variable to store the path to the installed package: /Library/Java/LibericaNativeImageKit/liberica-vm-22.3.0-openjdk11/Contents/Home/.

Installing ZIP bundle on macOS

To install Liberica NIK, download the .zip package.

curl -O https://download.bell-sw.com/vm/22.3.0/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-macos-amd64.zip

After the download is finished, check the file by comparing its size on your drive and the downloads page. A more advanced approach is to verify the checksum in the command line:

shasum -a 1 bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-macos-amd64.zip

Now unpack it.

unzip bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-macos-amd64.zip
sudo mv bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2 /Library/Java/LibericaNativeImageKit/

This will unpack Liberica NIK to /Library/Java/LibericaNativeImageKit/. Either add Contents/Home/bin subdirectory to $PATH, or remember /Library/Java/LibericaNativeImageKit/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2/Contents/Home/ as the $NIK_HOME environment variable.

To uninstall Liberica NIK, simply remove this directory and unset the related environmental variables.

Installing language plugins on macOS

With the exception of the Core version (which comes bundled with native image plugin and does not allow the installation of additional components), all packages of Native Image Kit contain a component updater called gu. You can use it to install or update Native Image Kit plugins or add support for additional languages in the distribution.

Open the terminal and type:

$NIK_HOME/bin/gu available

You’ll see a list of available languages:

Downloading: Component catalog from download.bell-sw.com
ComponentId              Version             Component name                Stability                     Origin
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
llvm-toolchain           22.3.0              LLVM.org toolchain            Supported                     download.bell-sw.com
nodejs                   22.3.0              Graal.nodejs                  Supported                     download.bell-sw.com
python                   22.3.0              Graal.Python                  Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
R                        22.3.0              FastR                         Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
ruby                     22.3.0              TruffleRuby                   Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
wasm                     22.3.0              GraalWasm                     Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com

Execute $NIK_HOME/bin/gu install [language] to install a specific language. For example, $NIK_HOME/bin/gu install python.

This can be also executed manually:

curl -O https://download.bell-sw.com/vm/22.3.0/python-installable-openjdk11-22.3.0-macos-amd64.jar
$NIK_HOME/bin/gu -L install python-installable-openjdk11-22.3.0-macos-amd64.jar

If Liberica Native Image Kit was installed in /Library/Java/LibericaNativeImageKit or another location requiring root privileges, you might have to use sudo to perform administrative tasks, such as installing additional components or rebuilding the images.

Liberica NIK dependencies on macOS

xcode is required for Liberica Native Image Kit. Install necessary tools with the following command:

xcode-select --install

Linux

Installing DEB and RPM packages

Open the Liberica NIK Download Center in your browser. Click ‘Download .RPM’ or ‘Download .DEB’ and start the download. After it is finished, check the file by comparing its size on your drive and the downloads page. A more advanced approach is to verify the checksum in the command line:

shasum -a 1 bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-amd64.deb

The checksum should match the one next to the link on the downloads page.

Install the package using the appropriate package manager. See our example for Apt:

sudo apt install ./bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-amd64.deb

Or for an RPM-base system:

sudo yum install ./bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-amd64.rpm

The package is installed to /opt/bellsoft/liberica-vm-22.3.0-openjdk11/.

For scripting purposes, it may be beneficial to add the ${NIK_HOME} environment variable which would point to your Native Image Kit installation directory.

Installing standalone NIK package on GNU/Linux

To install Liberica NIK, download the .tar.gz package.

wget https://download.bell-sw.com/vm/22.3.0/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-amd64.tar.gz

After the download is finished, check the file by comparing its size on your drive and the downloads page. A more advanced approach is to verify the checksum in the command line:

shasum -a 1 bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-amd64.tar.gz

Unpack it with the following command.

export INSTALL_DIR=<your directory>
tar -C $INSTALL_DIR -xzf bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-amd64.tar.gz

This will unpack Liberica NIK to the selected directory. Either add $INSTALL_DIR/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2/bin to $PATH, or remember $INSTALL_DIR/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2 as the $NIK_HOME environment variable.

To uninstall Liberica NIK, simply remove this directory and unset the related environmental variables.

Installing language plugins on Linux

Open the terminal and type:

$NIK_HOME/bin/gu available

You’ll see a list of available languages:

Downloading: Component catalog from download.bell-sw.com
ComponentId              Version             Component name                Stability                     Origin
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
llvm-toolchain           22.3.0              LLVM.org toolchain            Supported                     download.bell-sw.com
nodejs                   22.3.0              Graal.nodejs                  Supported                     download.bell-sw.com
python                   22.3.0              Graal.Python                  Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
R                        22.3.0              FastR                         Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
ruby                     22.3.0              TruffleRuby                   Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
wasm                     22.3.0              GraalWasm                     Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com

Execute $NIK_HOME/bin/gu install [language] to install specific language. For example, $NIK_HOME/bin/gu install python.

This can be also executed manually:

wget https://download.bell-sw.com/vm/22.3.0/python-installable-openjdk11-22.3.0-linux-amd64.jar
$NIK_HOME/bin/gu -L install python-installable-openjdk11-22.3.0-linux-amd64.jar

If Liberica Native Image Kit was installed via a package manager or in a location requiring root privileges, you might have to use sudo to perform administrative tasks, such as installing additional components or rebuilding the images.

Liberica NIK dependencies on Linux

Several libraries are required for Liberica Native Image Kit on Linux systems. It is possible to install these libraries on Debian-based systems with the following command:

sudo apt install g++ make zlib1g-dev

Installable components also have dependencies on additional libraries. Truffleruby depends on libssl-dev, and FastR depends on libgfortran4.

You can use a similar command to install dependencies on rpm-based systems. See this example for CentOS:

sudo yum install gcc-c++ make zlib-devel

Other types of Linux systems may require different packages.

Alpine Linux

Installing APK package on Alpine Linux

Open the Liberica NIK Download Center in your browser. Click ‘Download .DMG’ and start the download. After it is finished, check the file by comparing its size on your drive and the downloads page. A more advanced approach is to verify the checksum in the command line:

shasum -a 1 bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-x64-musl.apk

The checksum should match the one next to the link on the downloads page.

Install the package using the appropriate package manager. See our example for Apt:

# Add public key to check signature
wget -P /etc/apk/keys/ https://apk.bell-sw.com/[email protected]
# Install package
sudo apk add ./bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-x64-musl.apk

The package is installed to /opt/bellsoft/liberica-vm-22.3.0-openjdk11/.

For scripting purposes, it may be beneficial to add the ${NIK_HOME} environment variable which would point to your Native Image Kit installation directory.

Installing standalone NIK package on Alpine Linux

To install Liberica NIK, download the .tar.gz package.

wget https://download.bell-sw.com/vm/22.3.0/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-x64-musl.tar.gz

After the download is finished, check the file by comparing its size on your drive and the downloads page. A more advanced approach is to verify the checksum in the command line:

shasum -a 1 bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-x64-musl.tar.gz

Unpack it with the following command.

export INSTALL_DIR=<your directory>
tar -C $INSTALL_DIR -xzf bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-linux-x64-musl.tar.gz

This will unpack Liberica NIK to the selected directory. Either add $INSTALL_DIR/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2/bin to $PATH, or remember $INSTALL_DIR/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2 as the $NIK_HOME environment variable.

To uninstall Liberica NIK, simply remove this directory and unset the related environmental variables. This concludes the native image Alpine Linux example.

Installing language plugins on Alpine Linux

Open the terminal and type:

$NIK_HOME/bin/gu available

You’ll see a list of available languages:

Downloading: Component catalog from download.bell-sw.com
ComponentId              Version             Component name                Stability                     Origin
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
llvm-toolchain           22.3.0              LLVM.org toolchain            Supported                     download.bell-sw.com
nodejs                   22.3.0              Graal.nodejs                  Supported                     download.bell-sw.com
python                   22.3.0              Graal.Python                  Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
R                        22.3.0              FastR                         Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
ruby                     22.3.0              TruffleRuby                   Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com
wasm                     22.3.0              GraalWasm                     Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com

Execute $NIK_HOME/bin/gu install [language] to install specific language. For example, $NIK_HOME/bin/gu install python.

This can be also executed manually:

wget https://download.bell-sw.com/vm/22.3.0/python-installable-openjdk11-22.3.0-linux-x64-musl.jar
$NIK_HOME/bin/gu -L install python-installable-openjdk11-22.3.0-linux-x64-musl.jar

If Liberica Native Image Kit was installed via a package manager or in a location requiring root privileges, you might have to use sudo to perform administrative tasks, such as installing additional components or rebuilding the images.

Liberica NIK dependencies on Alpine Linux

Several libraries are required for Liberica Native Image Kit on Alpine Linux. It is possible to install these libraries with the following command:

sudo apk add bash g++ make zlib-static

Installable components also have dependencies on additional libraries. Truffleruby depends on openssl-dev, and FastR depends on libgfortran.

Microsoft Windows

Installing with Microsoft Windows Installer package

Open the Liberica NIK Download Center in your browser. Click ‘Download .MSI’ and start the download. After it is finished, check the file by comparing its size on your drive and the downloads page. A more advanced approach is to verify the checksum in PowerShell:

(Get-FileHash .\bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-windows-amd64.msi -Algorithm SHA1).Hash

The checksum should match the one next to the link on the downloads page.

To run the installer, double-click on the file you have just downloaded. This will open the Liberica NIK Setup Wizard.

Welcome

Press ‘Next’ on the welcome screen.

Features

Choose features you need and press ‘Next’. Select a feature to see the description. If in doubt, skip this step and press ‘Next’.

Install

The package is ready to install, press 'Install'.

* Please note that the installer screens above may vary for different releases.

If you want to install Liberica NIK silently, open the command line and run the following command:

msiexec /quiet /i bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-windows-amd64.msi

Liberica NIK is installed to the C:\Program Files\BellSoft\LibericaNIK-21-OpenJDK-11 directory by default. For scripting purposes, it may be beneficial to add the $NIK_HOME environment variable which would point to your Native Image Kit installation directory.

Installing standalone package on Microsoft Windows

To install Liberica NIK, download the .zip package and unpack it.

If you do not want to or cannot do it via GUI, use PowerShell:

(New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile("https://download.bell-sw.com/vm/22.3.0/bellsoft-liberica-vm-openjdk11.0.17+7-22.3.0+2-windows-amd64.zip", "liberica.zip")
Expand-Archive liberica.zip -DestinationPath .

This will unpack Liberica NIK to the current directory. Either add bin subdirectory to PATH, or remember this directory as the $NIK_HOME environment variable.

Installing language plugins on Windows

Open the terminal and type:

"%NIK_HOME%\bin\gu.cmd" available

You’ll see a list of available languages:

Downloading: Component catalog from download.bell-sw.com
ComponentId              Version             Component name                Stability                     Origin
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
nodejs                   22.3.0              Graal.nodejs                  Supported                     download.bell-sw.com
wasm                     22.3.0              GraalWasm                     Experimental                  download.bell-sw.com

Execute "%NIK_HOME%\bin\gu.cmd" install [language] to install a specific language. For example, "%NIK_HOME%\bin\gu.cmd" install nodejs.

Liberica NIK dependencies on Windows

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 with Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) 15 or later is required for Liberica Native Image Kit.

Start x64 Native Tools Command Prompt to allow native-image and other utilities to find development tools and work from command prompt.

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