diff --git a/config b/config
index 3b3afc4..d8dc10d 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ zenroom_url="https://sdk.dyne.org:4443/view/decode/job/zenroom-static-${arch}/la
 
 golang_url="https://sdk.dyne.org:4443/job/go-binaries/lastBuild/architecture=${arch}/artifact/go.${arch}.tar.gz"
 
+zulujava_url="http://cdn.azul.com/zulu-embedded/bin/ezdk-1.8.0_152-8.25.0.76-eval-linux_aarch32hf.tar.gz"
+
 size="4098"
 filesystem="btrfs"
 
 TAR_STAGE4=true
 
+[[ -n "$vmsdk_version" ]] && extra_packages+=(default-jre-headless)
+
 extra_packages+=(
 	openrc
 	eudev
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ purge_packages=(
 	dbus
 	elogind
 	gnome-icon-theme
+	sysv-rc
 )
 
 finalize_purge_packages=(
diff --git a/decode.blend b/decode.blend
index 240ac8b..c45c440 100644
--- a/decode.blend
+++ b/decode.blend
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ blend_postinst() {
 	notice "executing $blend_name postinst"
 
 	nopackage=(musl tomb golang tordam stem netdata zenroom)
+	[[ -n "$armsdk_version" ]] && nopackage+=(zulujava)
 	for app in $nopackage; do
 		blend_install_${app} || zerr
 	done || zerr
@@ -207,6 +208,34 @@ blend_install_zenroom() {
 	sudo chmod +x "$strapdir/usr/local/bin/zenroom"
 }
 ## }}}
+## {{{ blend_install_zulujava()
+blend_install_zulujava() {
+	fn blend_install_zulujava
+	req=(strapdir zulujava_url)
+	ckreq || return 1
+
+	notice "installing zulu embedded java"
+	cat <<EOF | sudo tee ${strapdir}/install-zulujava >/dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+cd /usr/local
+wget ${zulujava_url} || exit 1
+tar xf $(basename ${zulujava_url}) || exit 1
+mv $(basename -s .tar.xz ${zulujava_url}) ezdk || exit 1
+
+cd ezdk
+
+paxctl -c bin/*
+paxctl -m bin/*
+paxctl -c jre/bin/*
+paxctl -m jre/bin/*
+find . -name 'jexec' | xargs paxctl -c
+find . -name 'jexec' | xargs paxctl -m
+find . -name '.so' | xargs paxctl -c
+find . -name '.so' | xargs paxctl -m
+EOF
+	chroot-script -d install-zulujava || zerr
+}
+## }}}
 
 ## {{{ blend_finalize()
 blend_finalize() {
diff --git a/rootfs-overlay/arm/etc/profile.d/zulujava.sh b/rootfs-overlay/arm/etc/profile.d/zulujava.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34dfb66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rootfs-overlay/arm/etc/profile.d/zulujava.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export PATH="/usr/local/ezdk/bin:$PATH"