Locate the 'Eclipse Classic 3.7.1' section and click the download link corresponding to your operating system. You will be redirected to the mirror sites page. The JavaAppletPlugin.plugin Java is just the JRE, you need the full JDK to run Eclipse (and other Java applications) on a Mac. So download and install the Java 8 JDK from the official Oracle site share improve this answer follow.
Visit the Java downloads page on Oracle's website to find the JDK environment download. The Java Development Kit (JDK), officially named 'Java Platform Standard Edition' or 'Java SE', is needed for writing Java programs.The JDK is freely available from Sun Microsystems (now part of Oracle).
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Eclipse For Java Developers
Posted by Derek Banas on Dec 13, 2011 in Web Design | 20 comments
I’m beginning a new Java tutorial using Eclipse as my IDE. Every time I have used Eclipse in the past there have been installation problems so, I’ll try to fix that issue here.
I use Eclipse because in my opinion it is the best free IDE available.
Also note that I’ll provide Java 1.7 installation steps for PCs, but Java 1.6 & 1.7 steps for MACs. The reason why I’m doing that is because Java 1.7 isn’t quite ready yet for Eclipse on MACs.
Don’t worry, there isn’t that much of a difference between Java 1.6 and 1.7. At least for a beginner tutorial.
Checking Your Version of Java
Java 1.6 has been around since December 2006, so chances are you already have it installed on your computer. To find out type the following in either your Terminal (MACs), or Command Line (PCs) java -version
When you do you’ll probably see the following:
2 | Java(TM)SE Runtime Environment(build1.6.0_29-b11-402-11M3527) Java HotSpot(TM)64-Bit Server VM(build20.4-b02-402,mixed mode) |
Install Java 1.7 MACs
If you don’t have Java 1.6 installed for Mac go here to get it. You can get a preview release of Java 1.7 for Mac here.
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Here are the instructions on how to install it from Oracle:
- Manually create a JavaVirtualMachines directory under /Library/Java if it does not exist already: