In this tutorial, I will show you how to install OpenJDK 8 Mac. You have to pay for Oracle JDK so it’s better to use OpenJDK.
OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE).[1] It is the result of an effort Sun Microsystems began in 2006. The implementation is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) version 2 with a linking exception. Were it not for the GPL linking exception, components that linked to the Java class library would be subject to the terms of the GPL license.
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Requirements
- brew should be installed (https://brew.sh/)
1. Brew tap
First of all, we need to tap a brew repo. Execute the following command:
$ brew tap AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk
The above will add more repositories to brew.
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2. Install OpenJDK 8 Mac
After adding tap, let’s install OpenJDK using brew.
$ brew cask install adoptopenjdk8
Or on newer Mac OS Version
$ brew install --cask adoptopenjdk8
So, now we have installed Java 8, we can check installation with the following command.
3. Check JDK Version
Now we can check the JDK version.
# java -version
openjdk version "1.8.0_202"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 1.8.0_202-b08)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (AdoptOpenJDK)(build 25.202-b08, mixed mode)
Now Java has installed properly.
4. Java Location
Now let’s check the java path.
# which java
/usr/bin/java
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