JREs have basically been replaced with building custom executables via jlink. It basically includes a barebones JVM with only the modules that you need. You no

JREs have basically been replaced with building custom executables via jlink. It basically includes a barebones JVM with only the modules that you need. You no longer have to either distribute or ask your users to download a JRE that includes the kitchen sink, you instead use jlink to create a custom distribution that only includes the modules that your code actually uses. For example, if your application does not use Swing, jlink won't include it.