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[ec2-user@server ~]$ sudo yum install java-1.9.0 Loaded plugins: priorities, update-motd, upgrade-helper No package java-1.9.0 available. Error: Nothing to do so checked for the package but it's not there
[ec2-user@server ~]$ sudo yum list java* Loaded plugins: priorities, update-motd, upgrade-helper Installed Packages java-1.8.0-openjdk.x86_64 1:1.8.0.151-1.b12.35.amzn1 @amzn-updates java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64 1:1.8.0.151-1.b12.35.amzn1 @amzn-updates java-1.8.0-openjdk-headless.x86_64 1:1.8.0.151-1.b12.35.amzn1 @amzn-updates javapackages-tools.noarch 0.9.1-1.5.amzn1 installed Available Packages java-1.6.0-openjdk.x86_64 1:1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1.77.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo.x86_64 1:1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1.77.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64 1:1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1.77.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc.x86_64 1:1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1.77.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.6.0-openjdk-src.x86_64 1:1.6.0.41-1.13.13.1.77.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.7.0-openjdk.x86_64 1:1.7.0.151-2.6.11.0.74.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo.x86_64 1:1.7.0.151-2.6.11.0.74.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel.x86_64 1:1.7.0.151-2.6.11.0.74.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc.noarch 1:1.7.0.151-2.6.11.0.74.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.7.0-openjdk-src.x86_64 1:1.7.0.151-2.6.11.0.74.amzn1 amzn-main java-1.8.0-openjdk-demo.x86_64 1:1.8.0.151-1.b12.35.amzn1 amzn-updates java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc.noarch 1:1.8.0.151-1.b12.35.amzn1 amzn-updates java-1.8.0-openjdk-javadoc-zip.noarch 1:1.8.0.151-1.b12.35.amzn1 amzn-updates java-1.8.0-openjdk-src.x86_64 1:1.8.0.151-1.b12.35.amzn1 amzn-updates java_cup.noarch 1:0.10k-5.7.amzn1 amzn-main java_cup-javadoc.noarch 1:0.10k-5.7.amzn1 amzn-main java_cup-manual.noarch 1:0.10k-5.7.amzn1 amzn-main javacc.noarch 4.1-0.5.8.amzn1 amzn-main javacc-demo.noarch 4.1-0.5.8.amzn1 amzn-main javacc-manual.noarch 4.1-0.5.8.amzn1 amzn-main javassist.noarch 3.9.0-6.4.amzn1 amzn-main javassist-javadoc.noarch 3.9.0-6.4.amzn1 amzn-main is there a way to install it through yum?
[ec2-user@server ~]$ uname -a Linux server 4.9.51-10.52.amzn1.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Sep 29 01:16:19 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux