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Document the new UBI 9-minimal based Liberty images in 25.0.0.4+ #7903

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Update an existing page: https://openliberty.io/docs/latest/container-images.html

Document the new UBI 9-minimal based Open Liberty images with Semeru 17, 11, 8 and IBM Java 8 with 25.0.0.4+

  • Update the list of container image tags to include the following new tags:
kernel-slim-java17-openj9-ubi-minimal
kernel-slim-java11-openj9-ubi-minimal
kernel-slim-java8-openj9-ubi-minimal
kernel-slim-java8-ibmjava-ubi-minimal

full-java17-openj9-ubi-minimal
full-java11-openj9-ubi-minimal
full-java8-openj9-ubi-minimal
full-java8-ibmjava-ubi-minimal
  • Group the ubi-minimal image tags together and place them above the ubi image tags.

  • Indicate that the new images are only available in 25.0.0.4+ doc

  • Change the following two sentences:

From:

All Java 21 images are based on Universal Base Image (UBI) 9 minimal and include IBM Semeru Runtimes for Java 21 JRE. These images all specify the openj9 type.

Java 8, 11 and 17 images with the openj9 type are based on Universal Base Image (UBI) 8 standard and include IBM Semeru Runtime for the respective Java version with the JDK. Java 8 images with the ibmjava type are based on Universal Base Image (UBI) 8 standard and include IBM Java 8 JRE.

To:

Liberty images based on Universal Base Image (UBI) 9 minimal include JRE of IBM Semeru Runtime 21, 17, 11 or 8 or IBM Java 8. This combination offers a compact and effective Java runtime.

Java 8, 11 and 17 images with the openj9 type and based on UBI 8 standard include IBM Semeru Runtime for the respective Java version with the JDK. Java 8 images with the ibmjava type and based on UBI 8 standard include IBM Java 8 JRE.

  • Mention the new UBI 9 minimal images in the announcement / What's new / release blog

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