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IBM's SDKs for Linux® provide stability and performance when you deploy your enterprise e-business applications.

Latest Java releases and download links

You can download the Java SDK or Runtime Environment (and User Guides) you want by clicking on the appropriate link in the following table. Before you can download code, you will need an IBM Registration ID. You can read about IBM Registration here.

You can obtain earlier service refreshes of these SDKs and Runtime Environments from IBM Fix Central

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Java SE Version 7

Platform Download Plug-in support Web Start support
64-bit AMD/Opteron/EM64T SR4-FP2 No Yes
32-bit x86 SR4-FP2 Yes Yes
32-bit IBM POWER SR4-FP2 Yes Yes
64-bit IBM POWER SR4-FP2 Yes Yes
31-bit System z SR4-FP2 No No
64-bit System z SR4-FP2 No No
WebSphere Real Time V3 for RT Linux on 32-bit x86 SR4-FP2 No No
WebSphere Real Time V3 for Linux on 32-bit x86 SR4-FP2 No No
WebSphere Real Time V3 for Linux on 64-bit x86 SR4-FP2 No No

Java SE Version 6

Platform Download Plug-in support Web Start support
64-bit AMD/Opteron/EM64T SR13-FP2 No Yes
32-bit x86 SR13-FP2 Yes Yes
32-bit IBM POWER SR13-FP2 Yes Yes
64-bit IBM POWER SR13-FP2 Yes Yes
31-bit System z SR13-FP2 No No
64-bit System z SR13-FP2 No No
WebSphere Real Time V2 for RT Linux on 32-bit x86 SR3 No No
WebSphere Real Time V2 for Linux on 32-bit x86 SR3 No No
WebSphere Real Time V2 for Linux on 64-bit x86 SR3 No No

J2SE Version 5.0

Platform Download Plug-in support Web Start support
64-bit AMD/Opteron/EM64T SR16-FP2 No Yes
32-bit x86 SR16-FP2 Yes Yes
32-bit IBM POWER SR16-FP2 Yes Yes
64-bit IBM POWER SR16-FP2 Yes Yes
31-bit System z SR16-FP2 No No
64-bit System z SR16-FP2 No No
WebSphere Real Time V1.0 32-bit x86 SR3 No No

J2SE Version 1.4.2

Platform Download Plug-in support Web Start support
64-bit AMD/Opteron/EM64T SR13-FP17 No Yes
32-bit x86 SR13-FP17 Yes Yes
32-bit IBM POWER SR13-FP17 No No
64-bit IBM POWER SR13-FP17 No No
31-bit System z SR13-FP17 No No
64-bit System z SR13-FP17 No No

SR13-FP17 is Service Refresh 13 Fix Pack 17. See the FAQ Java Service Refreshes and Service Refresh Fix Packs for more information.

J2SE 1.4.1 has been replaced by J2SE 1.4.2. There will be no further 1.4.1 updates.