

If you want to run a specific version you have to specify the environment variable $JAVA_HOME pointing to the path of the version you want to use. However, you can instruct it to use a specific version. Instead, it behaves like a proxy binary by default - it finds the latest installed JDK and uses that when executing. Note: /usr/bin/java is not just a symbolic link to a Virtual Machines /bin/java binary. So starting e.g./gradlew app:assembleRelease from the terminal will use the Java JDK that is currently set. Running java from the terminal runs by default the latest installed version. From time to time you may need a specific version for different projects. If you have read my post about installing and managing updates of your JDK versions with Android Studio you have found an option to install and update the JDK(s) separate from the Android Studio embedded one. Gradle version 7 and above requires JDK version 11 - which is bundled with Android Studio 2020.3.1 Arctic Fox. # set the new default version export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0_222` /Library/./openjdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home 1.8.0_222, x86_64:"AdoptOpenJDK 8" /Library/./adoptopenjdk-8.Manage multiple Java JDK versions on a MacĪs an Android developer, you will most likely have come into contact with Java and its JDK (Java Development Kit). # which java versions installed $ /usr/libexec/java_home -V Matching Java Virtual Machines (2): 11.0.2, x86_64: "OpenJDK 11.0.2" /Library/./openjdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home 1.8.0_222, x86_64:"AdoptOpenJDK 8" /Library/./adoptopenjdk-8.jdk/Contents/Home $ java -version openjdk version "1.8.0_222" Once you have Homebrew on your Mac, use the brew command to install OpenJDK, which is the open source way to write Java applications: brew cask install java. zshrc setup):Įxport JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0_222`įinally java -version returned as expected: With that, I could set the new default version (in my case as part of.

In order to set java 1.8 as default, I needed to find out which versions are installed: That one installed java 1.8 however the system java version remained untouched. $ brew cask install adoptopenjdk/openjdk/adoptopenjdk8

This time I wanted to use the existing Mac OS capabilities. Last time I did install java 1.8 was quite some manual effort ( ls.info/…/java-1–8-and-spring-4–0–3-migration/). IANA TZ Data 2022a For more information, refer to Timezone Data Versions in the JRE Software. Today I had to downgrade the default java version on Mac because we did start a transition of an existing service. Java SE Development Kit 8, Update 341 (JDK 8u341) JThe full version string for this update release is 8u341-b10 (where 'b' means 'build').
