How do I install Java on Mac OSX allowing version switching?

Question

I want to install OpenJDK Java on Mac OSX and have it work alongside other JDK\'s since it is a newer release. Currently, I downloaded the tar.gz and placed it in my path b

Answer 1

Another alternative is using SDKMAN! See https://wimdeblauwe.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/switching-between-jdk-8-and-11-using-sdkman/

First install SDKMAN: https://sdkman.io/install and then...

1. Install Oracle JDK 8 with: sdk install java 8.0.181-oracle
2. Install OpenJDK 11 with: sdk install java 11.0.0-open

To switch:

• Switch to JDK 8 with sdk use java 8.0.181-oracle
• Switch to JDK 11 with sdk use java 11.0.0-open

To set a default:

• Default to JDK 8 with sdk default java 8.0.181-oracle
• Default to JDK 11 with sdk default java 11.0.0-open