The following are the system requirements for installing the JDK and the JRE on macOS:
7.0 or above, latest Linux and Mac OS 10.10(OS X Yosemite), Where Java Runtime Environment Version 7 update 6 (jre 1.7 is also known as jre version 7) to Version 8 Update 51 is installed. JRE Version 8 Update 51 is available for download at the below link. In Security Settings, scroll down to Scripting. Select Enable under Active Scripting. Select Trusted Sites and repeat steps 3 - 6. Safari (Mac OS only) In Safari, choose Safari Preferences. On the Security tab, select Enable JavaScript. If you want to download Adobe AIR for a different browser or operating system or an earlier. Java Preferences API. The Java Preferences API provides a systematic way to handle program preference configurations, e.g. To save user settings, remember the last value of a field etc. Preferences are key / values pairs where the key is an arbitrary name for the preference. The value can be a boolean, string, int of another primitive type.
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- 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.