If you go to the Oracle site and follow the links to get the Java 6 version at the 'Java 6 download page', there is only a message as follows for the MAC OS X system. 'APPLE JAVA 6 FOR MAC OS X.
How do I install Java for my Mac?
This article applies to:- Platform(s): macOS
Mac Os X System Requirements For Oracle Java 7 Certification
Mac System Requirements for Oracle Java 7 and later versions
- Intel-based Mac running versions 10.7.3 and above
- Administrator privileges
- A 64-bit browser (e.g., Safari)
- 32-bit browsers do not support Java 7 and later versions on the Mac platform
Note that Apple has removed NPAPI plugin support in its Safari browser version 12, and therefore Java Plugin cannot be enabled in Safari browser version 12 and above. More info
Mac Os X System Requirements For Oracle Java 7 Download
The screen shots and instructions below are for Java 8 Update 65 (8u65). If you are installing another version, make sure you change the version number appropriately.
Example: For Java 8 Update 65 (8u65) the file to download is jre-8u65-macosx-x64.pkg.
Notifications about disabled Java and restoring prompts
The installer notifies you if Java content is disabled in web browsers, and provides instructions for enabling it. If you previously chose to hide some of the security prompts for applets and Java Web Start applications, the installer provides an option for restoring the prompts. The installer may ask you to reboot your computer if you chose not to restart an internet browser when it prompted you to do so.
Test InstallationTo test that Java is installed and working properly on your computer, run this test applet.
Install Java on Mac
- Download the
jre-8u65-macosx-x64.pkg
file.
Review and agree to the terms of the license agreement before downloading the file. - Double-click the .pkg file to launch it
- Double-click on the package icon to launch install Wizard
- The Install Wizard displays the Welcome to Java installation screen. Click Next
- After the installation has completed, a confirmation screen appears. Click Close to finish the installation process.
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Oracle JDK 7 and JRE 7 Certified System Configurations
Refer to the Supported Locales document for a list of supported locales and supported writing systems for each platform.
For Certified System Configurations of other versions of the JDK and JRE, and Java Mission Control visit:
Operating Systems
Solaris
Platform | CPU Architecture | Version | Introduced In | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Solaris | x64 (64-bit) | 11.x | 1.7.0 | |
Oracle Solaris | SPARC (64-bit) | 11.x | 1.7.0 | With OFED 1.5.1+. |
Oracle Solaris | x86 (32-bit) | 11 Express | 1.7.0 | With OFED 1.5.1+. |
Oracle Solaris | x64 (64-bit) | 11 Express | 1.7.0 | |
Oracle Solaris | SPARC (64-bit) | 11 Express | 1.7.0 | With OFED 1.5.1+. |
Oracle Solaris | x86 (32-bit) | 10 Update 9+ | 1.7.0 | With OFED 1.5.1+. |
Oracle Solaris | x64 (64-bit) | 10 Update 9+ | 1.7.0 | |
Oracle Solaris | SPARC (64-bit) | 10 Update 9+ | 1.7.0 | With OFED 1.5.1+. |
Windows Client
Platform | CPU Architecture | Version | Introduced In | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows 10 | x86 (32-bit) | 1.7.0_85 | ||
Windows 10 | x64 (64-bit) | 1.7.0_85 | ||
Windows 8 | x86 (32-bit) | 1.7.0_10 | Modern UI (i.e. Metro Mode) is not supported | |
Windows 8 | x64 (64-bit) | 1.7.0_10 | Modern UI (i.e. Metro Mode) is not supported | |
Windows 7 | x86 (32-bit) | SP1 | 1.7.0 | |
Windows 7 | x64 (64-bit) | SP1 | 1.7.0 | |
Windows Vista | x86 (32-bit) | SP2 | 1.7.0 | No longer supported by Microsoft. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Windows Vista | x64 (64-bit) | SP2 | 1.7.0 | No longer supported by Microsoft. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Windows Server
Platform | CPU Architecture | Version | Introduced In | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows Server 2019 | x64 (64-bit) | 1.7.0_231 | Includes Windows Server 2019 Core | |
Windows Server 2016 | x64 (64-bit) | 1.7.0_141 | Includes Windows Server 2016 Core | |
Windows Server 2012 R2 | x64 (64-bit) | 1.7.0_51 | ||
Windows Server 2012 | x64 (64-bit) | 1.7.0_10 | ||
Windows Server 2008 R2 | x64 (64-bit) | SP1 | 1.7.0 | |
Windows Server 2008 | x86 (32-bit) | SP2 | 1.7.0 | |
Windows Server 2008 | x64 (64-bit) | SP2 | 1.7.0 |
Linux
Platform | CPU Architecture | Version | Introduced In | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oracle Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 8.x | 1.7.0_231 | Only X.org Mode supported. Wayland mode is unsupported. |
Oracle Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 7.x | 1.7.0_67 | Only 64-bit JVM is certified. |
Oracle Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 6.x | 1.7.0 | |
Oracle Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 6.x | 1.7.0 | Only 64-bit JVM is certified. |
Oracle Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 5.5+ | 1.7.0 | With OFED 1.5.1+. |
Oracle Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 5.5+ | 1.7.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 8.x | 1.7.0_231 | Only X.org Mode supported. Wayland mode is unsupported. |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 7.x | 1.7.0_67 | Only 64-bit JVM is certified. |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 6.x | 1.7.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 6.x | 1.7.0 | Only 64-bit JVM is certified. |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 5.5+ | 1.7.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 5.5+ | 1.7.0 | |
Suse Linux Enterprise Server | x86 (64-bit) | 12.x | 1.7.0_75 | Only 64-bit JVM is certified. |
Suse Linux Enterprise Server | x86 (32-bit) | 11.x | 1.7.0 | |
Suse Linux Enterprise Server | x64 (64-bit) | 11.x | 1.7.0 | |
Suse Linux Enterprise Server | x86 (32-bit) | 10 SP2 | 1.7.0 | |
Suse Linux Enterprise Server | x64 (64-bit) | 10 SP2 | 1.7.0 | |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 19.04 | 1.7.0_231 | Only X.org Mode supported. Wayland mode is unsupported. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 18.04 LTS | 1.7.0_231 | Only X.org Mode supported. Wayland mode is unsupported. |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 16.04 LTS | 1.7.0_97 | |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 16.04 LTS | 1.7.0_97 | |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 15.10 | 1.7.0_91 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 15.10 | 1.7.0_91 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 15.04 | 1.7.0_79 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 15.04 | 1.7.0_79 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 14.10 | 1.7.0_71 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 14.10 | 1.7.0_71 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 14.04 LTS | 1.7.0_71 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 14.04 LTS | 1.7.0_71 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 13.x | 1.7.0_21 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 13.x | 1.7.0_21 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 12.04 LTS | 1.7.0_06 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 12.04 LTS | 1.7.0_06 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 11.04 | 1.7.0 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 11.04 | 1.7.0 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x86 (32-bit) | 10.04 - LTS | 1.7.0 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Ubuntu Linux | x64 (64-bit) | 10.04 - LTS | 1.7.0 | No longer supported by Canonical. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Linux on ARM
Platform | CPU Architecture | Version | Introduced In | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ubuntu Linux (Hard-Float ABI) | ARMv7 VFP | 12.04 | 1.7.0_40 | No JavaFX support No support for Plugin or WebStart Requires GNOME Desktop Environment version 1:2.30+7 |
Ubuntu Linux (Soft-Float ABI) | ARMv7 VFP | 11.10 | 1.7.0_06 | No JavaFX support No support for Plugin or WebStart Requires GNOME Desktop Environment version 1:2.30+7 |
Debian Linux (Soft-Float ABI) | ARMv6 VFP | 6.0.5 | 1.7.0_06 | No JavaFX support No support for Plugin or WebStart Requires GNOME Desktop Environment version 1:2.30+7 Java SE Support not available for this platform |
Mac OS X / OS X
Platform | CPU Architecture | Version | Introduced In | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
OS X | x64 | 10.9 or greater | 1.7.0_40 | Only 64-bit JVM is certified. macOS 10.15 'Catalina' is not certified. |
OS X | x64 | 10.8.3+ | 1.7.0_05 | Only 64-bit JVM is certified. No longer supported by Apple. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
Mac OS X | x64 | 10.7.3+ | 1.7.0_04 | Only 64-bit JVM is certified. No longer supported by Apple. Update to a newer OS might be required to address support requests. |
- Support for SPARC M7, SPARC T7, SPARC S7, SPARC M8 and SPARC T8 requires JDK 1.7.0_85 build 33 or higher.
- On 64-bit operating systems (OSs), both 32- and 64-bit Java virtual machines (JVMs) are certified, except where noted.
- All default desktop managers are certified, except where noted.
- JavaFX 2 Certified System Configurations can be found here.
Note: As of April 8, 2014 Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP and therefore it is no longer a supported platform. See Third Party Vendor-Specific Support Terms on Oracle Software Technical Support Policies for details.
Virtualization
System Requirements For Fortnite
All the above operating systems are also certified when running as virtual guest on any of the following hypervisors as long as the operating system is supported by that hypervisor.
- Oracle VM
- VirtualBox 3.x, 4.x
- Solaris Containers
- Solaris LDOMs
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012
System Requirements Games
VMware is not a certified hypervisor.
Browsers
Browser | Version | Platform | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Internet Explorer | 7.x and above | Windows OSs | |
Microsoft Edge | Windows OSs | Only Web Start applications are supported, Applets are not supported As of 1.7.0_161 JDK 7 does not support deployment stack (Applets and Web Start) | |
Firefox | 3.6 and above | All OSs that support these versions of Firefox | Use 64 bit Browsers on OS X platforms to run the 64 bit JRE As of 1.7.0_161 JDK 7 does not support deployment stack (Applets and Web Start) |
Chrome | Windows OSs | As of Chrome 45 only Web Start applications are supported in Chrome, Applets are not supported As of 1.7.0_161 JDK 7 does not support deployment stack (Applets and Web Start) | |
Safari | 5.1.3 and above | OS X | Use 64 bit Browsers on OS X platforms to run the 64 bit JRE As of 1.7.0_161 JDK 7 does not support deployment stack (Applets and Web Start) |
- Oracle does not certify browser versions that are no longer supported by the browser's provider.