Error trying to installing JDK8 U11 OSX 10.10 Yosemite

Question

Today was the release of Oracle JDK8 U11.

When I try to install the .pkg in OSX yosemite 10.10 I get this error and can't continue.

Answer 1

The OSX version is stored in /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

We can temporary change the OSX version before installing de package.

1. Change OSX version 10.10 to 10.9:

   sudo sed -i '' 's/>10.10</>10.9</' /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

2. Install Java and don't forget to change your JAVA_HOME to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_11.jdk

3. Restore OSX version

   sudo sed -i '' 's/>10.9</>10.10</' /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

Answer 2

There was a bug in the Java 8 package installer which was addressed in the u20 early access release. If you are feeling brave, it is available at https://jdk8.java.net/download.html.