[Tutorial] How to add Java 9 to Laragon (the portable way)

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Open Terminal (Menu > Laragon > Terminal) then run this 1-liner command:

mkdir %LARAGON_ROOT%\bin\java\jdk-9 && cd %LARAGON_ROOT%\bin\java\jdk-9 &&  wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/laragon/files/addon/jdk/jdk-9.tar.gz && tar xzf jdk-9.tar.gz

Close the Terminal, then open it again, you can check Java now is in your system by typing:

java -version

That's it.

You can run step by step:

Create a folder name jdk-9:

mkdir %LARAGON_ROOT%\bin\java\jdk-9

Go to the folder:

cd %LARAGON_ROOT%\bin\java\jdk-9

Download jdk-9 portable:

wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/laragon/files/addon/jdk/jdk-9.tar.gz

Extract it:

tar xzf jdk-9.tar.gz

Close the Terminal
Open the Terminal again. Now you'll have JDK 9 in Laragon:

java -version

#------ Result -------
java version "9"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 9+181)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 9+181, mixed mode)

That's all forks!