
Since Java is an optional package on the latest version of OS X, starting from OSX 10.7 (Lion), you need to either install Oracle JDK or choose this optional package. In order to use Java from the command line, you also need to define JAVA_HOME or JRE_HOME, many Java-based programs and tools use these environment variables to access Java e.g. In order to run Java, two things are most important, PATH and CLASSPATH. Mac's UNIX-like feature is added advantage because most of the real-world Java servers run on UNIX-based systems e.g. If you have set JAVA_HOME in UNIX then it's exactly similar to that.Īpple's Mac OS X is the second most widely used operating system after Windows and no surprise that many Java programmers use Macbook Pro for Java development. This will append export "JAVA_HOME=\$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7)" into your bash_profile file. Once the download has finished, open up Finder, go to Downloads, and click on the downloaded file and install the desired version of Java 8.You can set JAVA_HOME in Mac OS X 10,10 or Yosemite by adding the following command in your ~/.bash_profile file, as shown below:Įxport JAVA_HOME= `/usr/libexec/java_home` (remember backticks)Įcho export "JAVA_HOME= \$(/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7)" > ~/.bash_profile Once you're logged in, the download will occur immediately after following the link.

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Information Step 1: Uninstall current version of Java Users of Banner and AppWorx job scheduling may need to revert to an older version of Java if they've installed a new version that's incompatible with those services. This page explains how to uninstall your current version of Java and then install an older version.
