The following are the system requirements for installing the JDK and the JRE on macOS:
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Under Oracle Java, only a single version of the JRE can be installed at a time. See Installing the JRE on macOS. To access the Java Control Panel, in the System Preferences panel, click the Java icon. If you don’t see the Java icon in the System Preferences, in the Other section, then you do not have an Oracle.
- Any Intel-based computer running macOS.
- Administrator privileges.You cannot install Java for a single user. Installing the JDK and JRE on macOS is performed on a systemwide basis for all users. Administrator privileges are required to install the JDK and JRE on macOS.
- When you install the JDK, it also installs the JRE. However, the system will not replace the current JRE with a lower version.To determine the current JRE version installed on your system, see Determining the JRE Version Installed on macOS. To install an earlier version of the JRE, you must first uninstall the current version. See Uninstalling the JRE on macOS.
- When you install the JRE, you can install only one JRE on your system at a time. The system will not install a JRE that has an earlier version than the current version.To determine the current JRE version installed on your system, see Determining the JRE Version Installed on macOS. To install an earlier version of the JRE, you must first uninstall the current version. See Uninstalling the JRE on macOS.Note:Installing a JRE from Oracle will not update
java -version
symlinks or addjava
to your path. To do this, you must install the JDK.
Installing Java 8 And Eclipse On Mac OS X
- Scroll down until you see 'Eclipse IDE for Java Developers' and click where it says 64 bit under Mac OS X. You will see this window: Click on the yellow download button. If asked, click on 'Open with Archive Utility (default)' and then click OK.
- If you have not yet installed Apple's Java OS X 2012-006 update, then you are still using a version of Apple Java 6 that includes the plug-in and the Java Preferences app. See 'Note for Users of OS X that Include Apple Java 6 Plug-in'.