

Updates will install new packages while leaving the old versions on the system.
installonlypkgsjava-OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM 18.9 (build 11.0. Add the installonlypkgs option in the /etc/yum.conf directory to specify the OpenJDK packages that yum can install but not update. OpenJDK Runtime Environment 18.9 (build 11.0.1+13) However, here is a guide which is the second hit on Google for openjdk11 centos: curl -O

And if you want to use openjdk11 now, you'll have to use either an unofficial repository or install the software by hand, what I'd recommend. Sooner or later you'll have to install software without a manager in any OS, so even if you're saying you're a noob, you'll have to learn that sooner or later.

I guess in CentOS (I am not that familiar with it tbh.) it's the same situation. For example, the OpenJDK 11 on Debian is still in buster ( testing) and sid ( unstable) and therefore not available in any stable branch. The reason, in short, is because someone has to maintain the packages and put these into the repositories your system is using and verify, that they run stable.
