Use single quotes for literalsĬlose your terminal window, reopen it and check your java version now and you should see Java 8. This is for command execution substitution. To set Java 8 as your default JDK, you can edit your ~/.zshrc file to include the following:Įxport JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8`Įxport PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH Linux Note: the quotes around the JAVA_HOME path are acute, which is different than a single quote. You should see something similiar to this:ġ1.0.16.1 (arm64) 'Eclipse Adoptium' - 'OpenJDK 11.0.16.1' /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-11.jdk/Contents/Homeġ.8.0_345 (arm64) 'Azul Systems, Inc.' - 'Zulu 8.64.0.19' /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-8.jdk/Contents/Home Java 8 Īfter you have installed both versions, you can confirm using this command: /usr/libexec/java_home -V

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Temurin-11.0.16.1+1 (build 11.0.16.1+1, mixed mode) Adoptium is from Eclipse Java 11 I wanted to download all JDKs from the Eclipse Foundation, but I wasn't fortunate enough to find Java 8 available, so I grabbed from Azul. I used macOS Big Sur (11.7.2) as example. If it's found it will show you something like this: This article will show you how to deinstall all preinstalled JDK from the mac OS and then install OpenJDK 11 on it. 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. If you have a newer mac with Apple hardware, then you'll want to install your JDK for the aarch64 (ARM architecture).

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