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List of installation ZIP archive files

You can install Liberty by extracting a ZIP archive file. After you install Liberty, you can install additional features by using the installUtility command.

The following sections list Liberty ZIP archive files.

WAS Liberty Kernel

wlp-kernel-<fix_pack>.zip
This basic ZIP file includes only the kernel of the Liberty server and no features.

WAS Liberty with Jakarta EE 9.1 Web Profile

wlp-webProfile9-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and features that support the Jakarta EE 9.1 Web Profile.

WAS Liberty with Jakarta EE 9.1 Full Platform

wlp-jakartaee9-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and features that support Jakarta EE 9.1.

WAS Liberty with Jakarta EE 9.1 Application Client

wlp-jakartaeeClient9-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and the Jakarta EE 9.1 application client.

WAS Liberty with Java EE 8 Web Profile

wlp-webProfile8-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and features that support the Java EE 8 Web Profile.
wlp-webProfile8-java8-<platform>-<architecture>-<fix_pack>.zip
These ZIP files include the Liberty server runtime environment, IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8, and features that support the Java EE 8 Web Profile. There are individual ZIP files for each available platform and architecture. For more information about updating the IBM Java SDK, see Updating the Java software development kit in a Liberty ZIP archive installation.

WAS Liberty with Java EE 8 Full Platform

wlp-javaee8-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and features that support Java EE 8.

WAS Liberty with Java EE 8 Application Client

wlp-javaeeClient8-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and the Java EE 8 application client.

WAS Liberty with Java EE 7 Web Profile

wlp-webProfile7-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and features that support the Java EE 7 Web Profile.
wlp-webProfile7-java8-<platform>-<architecture>-<fix_pack>.zip
These ZIP files include the Liberty server runtime environment, IBM SDK Java Technology Edition Version 8, and features that support the Java EE 7 Web Profile. There are individual ZIP files for each available platform and architecture. For more information about updating the IBM Java SDK, see Updating the Java software development kit in a Liberty ZIP archive installation.

WAS Liberty with Java EE 7 Full Platform

wlp-javaee7-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and features that support Java EE 7.

WAS Liberty with Java EE 7 Application Client

wlp-javaeeClient7-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and the Java EE 7 application client.

WAS Liberty with OSGi Applications

wlp-osgi-<fix_pack>.zip
This ZIP file includes the Liberty server runtime environment and features that support OSGi applications.
Removal notice: The WAS Liberty with OSGi Applications package, wlp-osgi-<fix_pack>.zip, will be eligible for removal starting with the 23.0.0.10 fix pack. Instead of using the wlp-osgi-<fix_pack>.zip file, you can install Liberty with one of the other ZIP files and then use the installUtility command to add the OSGi features.

Features included in the installation ZIP files

The following table compares the features that are included in each of the available ZIP files. For more information about these features, see Liberty features.

Table 1. Features that are included in the installation ZIP files
Feature WAS Liberty Kernel WAS Liberty with Jakarta EE 9.1 Web Profile WAS Liberty with Jakarta EE 9.1 Full Platform WAS Liberty with Jakarta EE 9.1 Application Client WAS Liberty with Java EE 8 Web Profile WAS Liberty with Java EE 8 Full Platform WAS Liberty with Java EE 8 Application Client WAS Liberty with Java EE 7 Web Profile WAS Liberty with Java EE 7 Full Platform WAS Liberty with Java EE 7 Application Client WAS Liberty with OSGi Applications
                   
                   
                 
                   
                   
                 
                   
                   
                 
         
       
       
       
       
       
               
       
       
         
       
       
               
                 
           
                 
                     
         
             
microProfile-2.1              
microProfile-2.2              
microProfile-3.0              

microProfile-3.2

             

microProfile-3.3

             

microProfile-4.0

             

microProfile-4.1

             

microProfile-5.0