diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 0f66ca4..11c9778 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@
 #
 
 class plnxtools(
-	$opt_dir = $plnxtools::params::opt_dir
+	$opt_dir = $plnxtools::params::opt_dir,
+
+	# a list of packages to install jdks
+	$jdks = $plnxtools::params::jdks,
+	
+	# default JAVA_HOME
+	$java_home = $plnxtools::params::java_home,
+
 )
 inherits plnxtools::params{
 
@@ -12,6 +19,10 @@ inherits plnxtools::params{
 		ensure => directory
 	}
 
+	# 
+	# For most tools FreeBSD needs to bash installed
+	# accassible by /bin/bash
+	#
 	if $::osfamily == 'FreeBSD' {
 		package {"bash":
 			ensure => installed
@@ -22,7 +33,7 @@ inherits plnxtools::params{
 		}
 	}
 
-	package { 'openjdk11':
+	package { $jdks:
 		ensure => installed
 	}
 
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 6509da8..9d33ebf 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
+#
+# params.pp
+#
 
 class plnxtools::params{
-	$opt_dir = "/opt" 
+	$opt_dir = "/opt"
+
+	case $::osfamily {
+	'FreeBSD':{
+		$jdks = ['openjdk11']
+		$java_home = "/usr/local/openjdk11"
+	}
+	default: {
+
+	}} 
+
 }