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title: Install graalvm-jdk on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of graalvm-jdk for on elementary OS - GraalVM
  Community Edition for the Java Development Kit
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/graalvm-jdk/elementary
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# Install graalvm-jdk on **elementary OS**

# graalvm-jdk

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#### GraalVM Community Edition for the Java Development Kit

GraalVM is an advanced JDK with ahead-of-time Native Image compilation.
Native image compilation solves Java's slow startup problem.

This snap brings in the latest GraalVM features, as well as access to the latest Java language
features, in one JDK. It empowers developers to build faster, smaller and leaner
applications that are typically ideal for cloud-native deployment.

The snaps uploaded to the latest track are built from the <https://github.com/oracle/graal> project. The graalvm-jdk snap, available under channel v21, is built from the <https://github.com/graalvm/graalvm-community-jdk21u> project.

Please report bugs at <https://github.com/canonical/graalvm-jdk-snap>.

### Package name

* graalvm-jdk

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### License

* GPL-2.0-with-classpath-exception

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### Last updated

* 3 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 3 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [www.graalvm.org](https://www.graalvm.org/ "https://www.graalvm.org/")
* [github.com/canonical/graalvm-jdk-snap](https://github.com/canonical/graalvm-jdk-snap "https://github.com/canonical/graalvm-jdk-snap")

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install graalvm-jdk

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install graalvm-jdk

To install graalvm-jdk, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install graalvm-jdk
```

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