Overview of JDK Installation (original) (raw)

The type of installation depends on your requirement and the platform that you choose to install.

Installation Requirements and Related Tasks

To develop or run Java applications, download and install JDK.

Version-String Format

To understand the version-string scheme that is used to distinguish various JDK releases, see Version-String Format.

macOS

The installation of the JDK 11 requires macOS 10.11 or later.

Installation of the JDK on macOS: Instructions include steps to install the JDK on the macOS platform.

Directory Structure

To learn about the files and directories that are created after JDK installation, see Installed Directory Structure of JDK.