To install the Java Development Kit (JDK) on a Mac, you can follow these steps:
- Download the JDK installer package from the Oracle website (https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html)
- Open the downloaded installer package by double-clicking on it.
- Follow the prompts to install the JDK.
- Once the installation is complete, open the Terminal application and run the command “java -version” to verify that the JDK was installed correctly and to see which version of Java is currently set as the default.
- To configure JDK on your mac, you can set the JAVA_HOME path in your .bash_profile or .bashrc file.
- You can also use package manager like brew to install JDK. Run the command
brew cask install java
to install JDK via brew.