# ELS-1 Support for OpenJDK 11

**URL:** <https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/els-1-support-for-openjdk-11/13534>\
**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [April 10, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/els-1-support-for-openjdk-11/13534 "2024-04-10T05:04:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![witchcraze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@witchcraze](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/witchcraze)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/els-1-support-for-openjdk-11/13534/1 "2024-04-10T05:04:56Z")

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Hello,

I have a question regarding the support period for OpenJDK packages.

Recently, Red Hat has added ELS-1 Support for OpenJDK 11.

> **[OpenJDK Life Cycle and Support Policy - Red Hat Customer Portal](https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013)**
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> This article is an explanation of the OpenJDK Life Cycle and Support Policy as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and in Windows distributions. It does not cover other implementations of Java runtimes or JDKs as provided by Sun, Oracle or...

My understanding is that Rocky Linux does not generally provide ELS-1 support.  
Furthermore, since ELS for RHEL8 will be after 2029, I understand that RHEL8 (and Rocky Linux 8) will not receive ELS-1 support for OpenJDK 11.

Please correct me if my understanding is incorrect.

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**Author:** ![label](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@label](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/label)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/els-1-support-for-openjdk-11/13534/2 "2024-04-10T05:26:28Z")

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The page indicates ELS-1 is a paid option from Red Hat. We (Rocky Linux) only build and support what is provided in the base distribution. There is no EUS, ELS, or otherwise support of those kinds for Rocky Linux or the packages that we ship out.

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**Author:** ![witchcraze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@witchcraze](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/witchcraze)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/els-1-support-for-openjdk-11/13534/3 "2024-04-10T05:38:04Z")

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Thank you for your clarification !

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/els-1-support-for-openjdk-11/13534/4 "2024-06-09T05:38:25Z")

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