

To install most recent OpenJDK version from : brew cask install java # (*may* need a password to succeed) To install OpenJDK 11 from : brew cask install java11 # (*may* need a password to succeed) To install latest version of OpenJDK from AdoptOpenJDK: brew tap adoptopenjdk/openjdk # (if not already added)īrew cask install adoptopenjdk # (*may* need a password to succeed)Īlternative installation of OpenJDK from - with no AdoptOpenJDK tap needed: The following commands show both JDK versions installed: This answer assumes that a recent version of Homebrew is installed, with brew cask install enabled and working.Īt this point, assuming that no newer version of Java or Java JDK is installed, java -version shows me openjdk version "11.0.3" and javac -version shows me javac 11.0.3 (with no JAVA_HOME environment variable in use). Note that OpenJDK as used by AdoptOpenJDK is open source under GPL v2 license with a Classpath exception.

Recommended commands to install OpenJDK 11 from AdoptOpenJDK (with notes after the # sign) : brew tap adoptopenjdk/openjdk # assuming this tap was not already addedīrew cask install adoptopenjdk11 # this command *may* need a password to succeed
