This page gives access to instructions for installing the JDK and JRE on Oracle Solaris, Windows, Linux, and OS X computers.
- Download Java On This Computer
- Windows Install Java
- Java Runtime Manual Download
- Java 64 Manual Download
Yes, you can create a zipped up JDK, unzip it on the target machine and run java, javac, etc. From that directory to your heart's content. The easiest way to create such a zip file is to install the JDK on a machine and then zip up the contents of the JDK directory.
The page has these topics:
For supported processors and browsers, see http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/certconfig-2095354.html.
For a list of changes made to the JDK and JRE installers, see 'Installer Enhancements in JDK 8'.
Oracle Solaris Operating System
Click the appropriate link:
Microsoft Windows
Click the appropriate link:
Linux
Click the appropriate link:
To run Java applets in a browser, you must install the JRE plugin manually. This does not apply to the server JRE.
OS X
Click the appropriate link:
When you install the Java platform, the Java plug-in file is included as part of that installation.
To use Java within Firefox, manually create a symbolic link from the plug-in file in the release to one of the locations that Firefox expects. To make the plug-in available to all users, you must create the link inside of the Firefox application's directory, in the plug-ins subdirectory. Alternatively, you can create the symbolic link in your home directory, in ~/.mozilla/plug-ins. In the remainder of this document, the text, Firefox plug-ins directory implies either of these locations.
Note:
Download Java On This Computer
For Firefox version 21 and later, you must create the symbolic link in your home directory, ~/.mozilla/plugins. However, creating the symbolic link in the plug-ins subdirectory of the Firefox application's directory is not supported in Firefox version 21 and later.
Windows Install Java
This release provides the Next-Generation Java plug-in. The plug-in file for Linux is located at jre–9.minor.security.patch/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so.
Java Runtime Manual Download
Note
If you are using the classic plug-in file, which is located at ./plugin/i386/javaplugin-oji.so, then this file should no longer be used and all symbolic links to it must be removed.
Java 64 Manual Download
See Oracle JDK 9 and JRE 9 Certified Systems Configurations.