You will want to get hold of the installation media of SAPGUI for Java version 7.70 or later (the freeware version 7.50 from e.g. This blog assumes you have local admin rights to your MacBook (though everything might work out without admin rights, I haven’t tested that) the ability to use Terminal for basic commands is needed for the JAR method of installing, and useful for modifying files in the main config folder (though you could use Finder instead for that). % /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8.0_06 -exec javac -versionįor more information, see the java_home(1) man page.These notes might help people with the eponymous task they are not as wide-ranging and thorough as the official instructions and guides from SAP, instead these are just some remarks based on author’s recent experience, which might be helpful 👌 (or might not 😱 ). To run a different version of Java, either specify the full path, or use the java_home tool: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.2-b04, mixed mode)

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_06-ea-b13) If the installed version is 8u6, you will see a string that includes the text 1.8.0_06. You can determine which version of the JDK is the default by typing java -version in a Terminal window. It is possible for the version of the JRE to be different than the version of the JDK.

When launching a Java application through the command line, the system uses the default JDK. There can be multiple JDKs installed on a system, as many as you wish. See 'Note for Users of OS X that Include Apple Java 6 Plug-in'. If you have not yet installed Apple's Java 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. Determining the Default Version of the JDK

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