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AWS corretto documentation change

Service: corretto · 2025-06-19 · Documentation low

File: corretto/latest/corretto-17-ug/amazon-linux-install.md

Summary

Added documentation about alternative symlink paths and updated version numbers from 17.0.14 to 17.0.15

Security assessment

Symlink documentation clarifies installation paths but doesn't address security. Version updates are routine with no security context provided.

Diff

diff --git a/corretto/latest/corretto-17-ug/amazon-linux-install.md b/corretto/latest/corretto-17-ug/amazon-linux-install.md
index a2ed1dc54..3362fc9c5 100644
--- a//corretto/latest/corretto-17-ug/amazon-linux-install.md
+++ b//corretto/latest/corretto-17-ug/amazon-linux-install.md
@@ -36,0 +37,2 @@ The installation location is `/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-amazon-corretto.<cpu_arch>`.
+While it is recommended to use `/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-amazon-corretto.<cpu_arch>` location, installation may also add alternative links making installation location accessible via `/etc/alternatives/jre`, `/etc/alternatives/jre_17` and `/etc/alternatives/jre_17_openjdk` for JRE and `/etc/alternatives/java_sdk`, `/etc/alternatives/java_sdk_17` and `/etc/alternatives/java_sdk_17_openjdk` for JDK. The paths under `/etc/alternatives/` may point to another JDK depending on the packages installed and system configuration. 
+
@@ -55 +57 @@ In the terminal, run the following command to verify the installation.
-Expected output for 17.0.14: 
+Expected output for 17.0.15: 
@@ -58,3 +60,3 @@ Expected output for 17.0.14:
-    openjdk version "17.0.14" 2025-01-21 LTS
-    OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-17.0.14.7.1 (build 17.0.14+7-LTS)
-    OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-17.0.14.7.1 (build 17.0.14+7-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)
+    openjdk version "17.0.15" 2025-04-15 LTS
+    OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-17.0.15.6.1 (build 17.0.15+6-LTS)
+    OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-17.0.15.6.1 (build 17.0.15+6-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)