Installation of the 64-bit JRE on Mac Platformsĭepending on your processor, the downloaded file has one of the following names:ġ. The JRE installation includes the JavaFX Runtime which is incorporated into the same directory structure. To be able to do this, you need to install the JDK.
Installing a JRE from Oracle will not update java -version symlinks or add java to your path. If you wish to install a lower version of the JRE, first uninstall the current version. The system will not install a JRE that has a lower version than the current version. You cannot install Java for a single user. Note that installing the JRE on a Mac is performed on a system wide basis, for all users, and administrator privileges are required.