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AWS corretto documentation change

Service: corretto · 2026-02-25 · Documentation low

File: corretto/latest/corretto-8-ug/amazon-linux-install.md

Summary

Removed all sections describing installation/uninstallation options for headless, headful, devel, and jmods variants of Corretto 8.

Security assessment

Documentation simplification without security context. Headless variants typically reduce attack surface, but removal doesn't indicate security vulnerability resolution.

Diff

diff --git a/corretto/latest/corretto-8-ug/amazon-linux-install.md b/corretto/latest/corretto-8-ug/amazon-linux-install.md
index b5e6c47d7..37b17f203 100644
--- a//corretto/latest/corretto-8-ug/amazon-linux-install.md
+++ b//corretto/latest/corretto-8-ug/amazon-linux-install.md
@@ -36,30 +35,0 @@ Install Amazon Corretto 8 as JDK.
-Amazon Corretto 8 has a 'headless' variant available. This variant omits runtime dependencies that are typically associated with GUI applications such as X11 and ALSA and is worth considering for server-oriented workloads. The 'headful' variant adds support for X11 and ALSA. There is also a 'devel' package which contains the JDK development tools, as well as a 'jmods' package that contains the Amazon Corretto 8 JMods used to create custom runtime images. 
-
-Option 1: Install the headless Amazon Corretto 8:
-
-###### Example
-    
-    
-    sudo yum install java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-headless
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-Option 2: Install the headful Amazon Corretto 8:
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-###### Example
-    
-    
-    sudo yum install java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto
-
-Option 3: Install the JDK for Amazon Corretto 8:
-
-###### Example
-    
-    
-    sudo yum install java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-devel
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-Option 4: Install the JMods for Amazon Corretto 8:
-
-###### Example
-    
-    
-    sudo yum install java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-jmods
-
@@ -129,28 +98,0 @@ Uninstall JDK:
-Uninstall headless:
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-###### Example
-    
-    
-    sudo yum remove java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-headless
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-Uninstall headful:
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-###### Example
-    
-    
-    sudo yum remove java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto
-
-Uninstall devel:
-
-###### Example
-    
-    
-    sudo yum remove java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-devel
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-Uninstall jmods:
-
-###### Example
-    
-    
-    sudo yum remove java-1.8.0-amazon-corretto-jmods
-