If it's found it will show you something like this: In this article I will be installing the OpenJDK alternative.įirst see if you have java installed on your Mac: java -version You can always go to Oracle to get their version. I didn't easily find a compatible version so I'm posting here. As you can see below, only java11 and java are available.If you have a newer mac with Apple hardware, then you'll want to install your JDK for the aarch64 (ARM architecture). Use the following command.īrew search -formulae java. bin/bash -c “$(curl -fsSL )"Īfter this completes, we can use homebrew to install available formulae or cask with just one line commands brew install xxxx or brew install -cask xxxx Installing various JDK versionsįirst, let's search Homebrew to find available java versions. To install Homebrew on macOS, Open either Terminal or iTerm application in macOS and run the below command.
With homebrew, we can install the software via the command line and can see a lot of installation information in the logs.
Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. This is where HomeBrew comes to the rescue HomeBrewĪs the tool's homepage says, it is The Missing Package Manager for macOS. But as with all things Apple, Most common free software don't work in macOS. For this purpose, Linux Distros use package managers like yum or apt-get. However, we developers like to see the logs and play with the command line tools. This hides all installation details under the fancy app icons and an in-progress bar. But I’ll recommend reading it.Ī well-known process for installing any software on macOS is, either clicking an app icon or drag-and-drop the app icon into the Applications folder. If you are not interested in any explanation, go to the very end of the post for commands. In this post, let's see how to manually install and manage multiple JDK on macOS.
None of the operating systems comes with a preinstalled JDK, including macOS.
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