Osx Sierra Java 8 144 Fail To Update?

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/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/ is the correct location for the JVM to be installed. This has been the instance for several years now. Many years ago, other locations were used, but no longer.

You take a pick of several vendors to obtain an installer app to install a Coffee implementation on your Mac. Download an installer to run locally and and so discard, as you commonly do for many apps.

Your Question mentions JavaFX/OpenJFX. Yous might find it convenient to use a Java implementation that comes bundled with the OpenJFX libraries, such as LibericaFX from BellSoft or ZuluFX from Azul Systems.

Use the Installer, Luke

Other answers suggesting the Homebrew packet manager seem a bit extreme to me. I am certain Homebrew has some good uses. But to simply run Java, or do Java programming, installing Homebrew is a needless extra footstep. Installing Homebrew (packet manager) for the single goal of obtaining Coffee is similar building a landing strip to park your car instead of using your driveway. If y'all already take information technology, fine, use it. Merely suggesting Homebrew to those who simply need Java is poor advice.

People not already using Dwelling house-brew tin but download a Mac installer from a trusted source.

You lot have multiple sources to obtain an piece of cake-to-apply installer app to put Java on your Mac. Run the installer on your Mac just equally you exercise for many other apps.

Hither is a flowchart diagram for finding a source of Java 11, some of which also offer Java 8.

Flowchart guiding you in choosing a vendor for a Java 11 implementation

Download an installer from a vendor such as Adoptium(AdoptOpenJDK.net).

Download page at AdoptOpenJDK.net

Run the installer.

screenshot of installer running

`JavaVirtualMachines` folder is now right

Why doesn't Oracle's installer put information technology where it really goes? And how can I work around this trouble?

Non a problem.

The folder /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/ is the new habitation for JVMs on macOS.

screenshot of the folder "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/" in the Finder

To install a JVM, apply an installer, discussed below.

To uninstall, only use the Finder to delete a JVM from that folder. You will exist prompted for system admin password to complete the removal.

Coffee 9 & x & xi

Back in 2010, Apple tree joined the OpenJDK project, along with Oracle, IBM, Cherry-red Lid, Azul, and other Java vendors. Each member contributes source code, testing, and feedback to the unified OpenJDK codebase.

Apple contributed most of its Mac-specific lawmaking for its JVM. Now Apple no longer releases its own Mac-specific JVM. You at present take your choice of JVM supplier, with builds coming from the OpenJDK codebase.

You will find source code at: http://openjdk.java.net

New release cadence

Be aware that in 2017, Oracle, the JCP, and OpenJDK have adopted a new rapid "release train" plan for regularly-scheduled versions of Coffee to exist delivered in a predictable fashion.

Read this 2018-07 Azul Systems blog mail service for many details, Eliminating Coffee Update Confusion by Simon Ritter.

Likewise read Java Is Still Free.

Vendors

For a rather exhaustive list of past and present JVM implementations, run into this page at Wikipedia.

Here is a discussion of a few vendors. Encounter the flowchart to a higher place for more vendors

Oracle JDK

Oracle provides JDK and JRE installers for multiple platforms including macOS.

Over the years since acquiring Dominicus, Oracle has combined the best parts of the two JVM engines, HotSpot and JRocket, and merged them into the OpenJDK project used as the footing for their own branded implementations of Java.

Their new concern plan, as of 2018, is to provide a Oracle-branded implementation of Java for a fee in production, and at no cost for use in development/testing/demo. Support for previous releases requires a paid support program. They have declared their intention for their branded release to be at feature-parity with the OpenJDK release. They have even donated their commercial add-ons such as Flight Recorder to the OpenJDK projection.

Oracle too releases a build of OpenJDK with no support: http://jdk.java.net/

Oracle has produced a special purpose JDK, GraalVM.

Zulu & Zing by Azul

Azul Systems provides a diverseness of JVM products.

Their Zulu line is based directly on OpenJDK, and is available at no toll with optional paid support plans.
Their Zing line offers commercial JVM products enhanced with alternate technical implementations such every bit a specialized garbage-collector.

Both of their lines offer installers for macOS.

I am currently use Zulu for Java 10.0.1 on macOS High Sierra with IntelliJ 2018.ii and Vaadin eight. I downloaded from this page. Past the way, I do not find whatsoever Java-related items installed on the Apple System Preferences app.

Adoptium

Adoptium, formerly known equally AdoptOpenJDK, is a community-led effort to build binaries of the OpenJDK source. Many of the other vendors of Java implementations back up this piece of work at Adoptium.

Your pick of either HotSpot or OpenJ9 engine.
Builds available for macOS, Linux, and Windows, and other platforms.

OpenJ9 by Eclipse

The OpenJ9 projection is an another implementation of the JVM engine, an alternative to HotSpot.

Now sponsored at the Eclipse Foundation, with engineering and backing donated by IBM in 2017.

For prebuilt binaries, they refer you to the AdoptOpenJDK project mentioned higher up.

Motivations in choosing a vendor for Java

How to install

The installers provided by Oracle or by Azul are both utterly elementary to operate. Just run the installer app on your Mac. A window appears to point the progress of the installation.

When completed, verify your JVM installation by:

Visiting the /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/ binder to meet an particular for the new JVM.
Running a console such every bit Terminal.app and blazon java -version to see the brand and version number of your JVM.

After verifying success, dismount the .dmg image in the Finder. Then trash the .dmg file you lot downloaded.