The following software will be installed on your computer: Java download, which includes the Java Plug-in software and the Java Virtual Machine components.
After Java8 is installed verify that the following file exists (notice the space between 'Internet' and 'Plug-Ins'). You can do this via Finder. /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java This is what I currently have on my machine. Lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 73 Jul 14 21:49 /usr/bin/java - /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java To do this, in OSX terminal 1.
Sudo rm /usr/bin/java 2. Sudo ln -s /usr/bin/java /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java 3. Check that you get the version correctly. Java -version java version '1.7.067' Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.067-b01) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.65-b04, mixed mode) 3.
Test other applications. Java8 and Apple Java SE 6 are installed in two different places. You will have to either remove Java SE6, or 'link' (Unix links) to the Oracle Java8, once it is installed. For example this machine has no Java installed (it only has the Apple Java SE6 skeleton, there is no JRE/JDK), and redirects to Oracle Java type java java is /usr/bin/java ls -ld /usr/bin/java lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 74 Sep 11 15:40 /usr/bin/java - /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java ls /System/Library/Frameworks/ Display all 126 possibilities? (y or n) ls /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/ Frameworks/ JavaVM Resources/ Versions/ module.map ls /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/ A Current ls -l /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/Java -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 50160 Aug 8 09:00 /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/Java. After Java8 is installed verify that the following file exists (notice the space between 'Internet' and 'Plug-Ins').
You can do this via Finder. /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java This is what I currently have on my machine. Lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 73 Jul 14 21:49 /usr/bin/java - /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java To do this, in OSX terminal 1. Sudo rm /usr/bin/java 2. Sudo ln -s /usr/bin/java /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java 3.
Check that you get the version correctly. Java -version java version '1.7.067' Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.067-b01) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.65-b04, mixed mode) 3. Test other applications. Oops spoke to soon. It still wants an update. I think what you have to do is install 8 and then do the Java 8 Update 25 (8u25).
'If' I'm reading this correctly, the 8u20 has a bug and the 8u25 fixed it. Here is what the notes say and the link: How do I install Java on Mac OS X 10.10? This article applies to:. Platform(s): Macintosh OS X. Java version(s): 7.0, 8.0 Starting with Java 8 Update 25 (8u25), download and install. A bug was fixed in 8u20 which had prevented the installation of prior releases of Java on Mac OS X 10.10.
If you need to install Java 7 for Mac 10.10, you can get the latest from java.com. A bug was fixed in 7u71 which prevented the installation of Java 7 on Mac OS X 10.10. You might also be interested in:. OK, I'm pretty new to the board so I appoligize if I'm getting mixed up.
Anway, I tried the update Java 8 - and neither worked. I still go the message; the Java 8 (8u20) and the Java 8 (8u25) Neither worked. Kept reading posts on the board and found one that said go back to an earlier version. Which I did and it seems to be working find for now. I also read that downloading an upsupported version could be ricky.
( but I would assume that anything 2014 was still on many machines because many people are waiting a few months before they try Yosemite, which I ususally do but for some reason, I thought I'd go first this time. So if anyone else is having this problem and finds a better solution, please share.
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