Java 8 is six years old. It's not remotely current. Java 14 is the current release. Java 11 is the current LTS release. Depending upon your priorities, eith

Java 8 is six years old. It's not remotely current. Java 14 is the current release. Java 11 is the current LTS release. Depending upon your priorities, either of them would make sense to pick as a default. Most package managers provide multiple JDK versions, but default to the newest stable version for the default metapackage.