In this article, I will be using Homebrewto install OpenJDK versions on the Mac.
We use brew install
to install JDK versions 8,9,10, andbrew cask install
for version 11 and above.
All the brew commands are executed in the Terminal window on the Mac.
brew tap AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk
brew search /adoptopenjdk/
The Formulae section contains the identifiers for the various JDK versions.
To install a specific JDK version: brew install <identifier>
e.g. to install OpenJDK 8: brew install adoptopenjdk/openjdk/adoptopenjdk-openjdk8
JAVA_HOME should be set by the developer to /usr/local/Cellar/adoptopenjdk-openjdk8/jdk8u172-b11.
brew cask install adoptopenjdk
JAVA_HOME should be set by the developer to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-11.jdk.