Note that if you install only Oracle Java JRE 7, it will not appear in this list. To make JRE 7 the default version of Java, re-order the list by dragging Java SE 7 to the top of the list. On systems that have not already installed Java for OS X 2012-006, this update disables the Java SE 6 applet plug-in.The Version column specifies the version of Java that is installed. The Vendor column indicates whether the Java release is supplied by Apple or Oracle. Java applications and command line tools use the listed order to determine the first compatible version to use. The Java Preferences window contains a list of installed JREs.
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The following instructions show how to change the default JRE. It is the primary operating system for Apples Mac computers. Please report any problems you experience with using.
Feel free to download a JRE from either of these sites if you feel you need this functionality. Under Apple's implementation of Java, it was possible to have multiple JREs installed, and the Java Preferences app was used to determine the first compatible version that would be used. macOS is a Unix operating system developed and marketed by Apple Inc. The current versions of Apache OpenOffice work reliably with a variety of JREs including Oracle Java, versions 6, 7 and 8, openJDK, versions 6, 7 and 8 and Adoptium OpenJDK, versions 8 and 11. Once Apple no longer distributes Java as part of their release, the Java Preferences application is retired. The Applications -> Utilities -> Java Preferences application is part of Apple's implementation of Java. There is an important difference about the installation of Oracle Java (both JRE and JDK) that you should be aware of. If you have not yet installed Apple's Java Mac OS X 2012-006 update, then you are still using a version of Apple Java 6 that includes the plug-in and the Java Preferences app.