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Java offers a binary installation of the JDK version 8 on the Mac as a dmg file, which executes a binary installer. This gives you access to the JVM, Java compiler, and various other developer tools like [[ | Java offers a binary installation of the JDK version 8 on the Mac as a dmg file, which executes a binary installer. This gives you access to the JVM, Java compiler, and various other developer tools like [[Java/Profiling|HPROF]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:20, 21 March 2017
Installing Java requires some consideration: it is not an open source product. It is covered under a commercial license and is wholly owned by Oracle.
Installing
Mac
Java offers a binary installation of the JDK version 8 on the Mac as a dmg file, which executes a binary installer. This gives you access to the JVM, Java compiler, and various other developer tools like HPROF.
Linux
You have two options: one is to dirty your system by installing Sun's Oracle's copy of Java onto your system. The other is to get OpenJDK, available through aptitude.
$ apt-get install open-jdk-8-jdk
Windows
Double click the .exe and check the boxes and click Next Next Next Next Next Next Install