Click the Next button to continue the installation. This will start the installation process. Once the download is complete, double click the file to begin the installation of JDK.

This can be noticed at the left bottom side of the browser window.

The above step will start the downloading of the JDK exe automatically.

Choose the correct OS corresponding to the specific JDK. Note: As on date: 15th Apr'19 the latest Java version is 12. To install Java, you first need to download the installer program from Oracle. Visit the Download Java page. Steps to Download Java Development Kit (JDK) The following are steps to Download & Install Java on Windows and these steps also remain the same for any platform other than windows. It is not difficult to install java on any platform whether it is Windows, Mac, etc. So, how do you know if your applications require Java? If you had the documentation for all of your software items, the system requirements section might specify Java version x.xx.xx is required. Today, Oracle owns Java run-time so it is more of a separate upgrade rather than being controlled by the applications that you run and, yes, you could wind up with multiple versions of Java if you run some older software that requires it. If you uninstalled Java, the application you downloaded or licensed would stop working. In the early days of Java, the installation of applications automatically installed Java at the correct version for the application. If you are not running any Java applications, then you don't need Java on your machine.

Not just for running and writing Java programs, but there are many applications which only work when Java is installed on the machine such as Eclipse IDE. Since you are supposed to write Java Programs, you should install JDK, which includes JRE. JDK which stands for Java Development Kit, includes JRE plus the development tools ( such as compiler and debugger), which is needed for writing as well as running Java programs. JRE which stands for Java Runtime Environment is needed for running Java programs.

Often people get confused with JDK & JRE. The JDK is freely available from Sun Microsystems ( Oracle). The Java Development Kit ( JDK), officially named Java Platform Standard Edition or Java SE, is needed for writing Java programs. So before we look at the steps of How to Install Java? it is better if we first understand why do we need Java installed on the system, whether it is Windows, Mac or Linux. I have been teaching automation for long and I have been asked this question many times that Why do we need to Install Java on the system?.

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