The Packaging Tool aka `jpackage` - JEP Café #4

This JEP Café discusses JEP 392: Packaging Tool aka jpackage, released with JDK 16. jpackage is an awesome tool to create native installer on Windows (MSI, EXE), MacOS (PKG, DMG) and Linux (DEB RPM). This episode explains and shows jpackage in action on several applications, including TravelingJUGSpeaker and DukeDisplayer.

Show Notes

Further reading and viewing:

• Example applications and packaging scripts

• Inside Java Podcast #12 on “jpackage” with Kevin Rushforth

JDK releases:

• JDK 17

Additional Resources

• dev.java: the destination for Java developers

• OpenJDK: the place to collaborate on the Java Platform and related projects

• Oracle Java: the #1 programming language and development platform

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