Install third-party software
- Last Updated: May 13, 2026
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- Semaphore
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The following third-party software is required for installation of the Semaphore software:
Java JDK
The following are Java JDK requirements by version.
Semaphore 5.6 and Semaphore 5.8
A Java 11 JDK is required. For these versions of Semaphore, the following are specifically supported:
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Amazon Corretto 11 x64 (64 bit) - Refer to https://docs.aws.amazon.com/corretto/latest/corretto-11-ug/generic-linux-install.html for details.
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OpenJDK 11 x64 (64 bit) - Refer to https://openjdk.java.net/install/ for details (note that in Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)/CentOS, this is generally available as package java-11-openjdk within the standard "yum" repositories).
Semaphore 5.10
A Java 17 JDK is required. For this version of Semaphore, the following are specifically supported:
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Amazon Corretto 17 x64 (64 bit) - See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/corretto/latest/corretto-17-ug/generic-linux-install.html for details.
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OpenJDK 17 x64 (64 bit) - See https://openjdk.java.net/install/ for details.
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