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Untar the Java runtime (instructions to follow).
Add to Class Path for a Session and Particular User
This is my preferred approach. I launch a terminal and make a specific Java version available or the particular session. This change is not permanent and I can load multiple terminal sessions testing with different versions of Java.
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source java8.sourcefile java -version # verify Java version "1.8.0_05" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_05-b13) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.5-b02, mixed mode) |
Change Java for All Users
References
Good Q&A on how to change Mac OS X Path - http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/23426/how-to-alter-path-within-bash-script
Change Java path for all uses (this method pre-empts user/bin) - http://daniel.hepper.net/blog/2011/02/change-order-of-path-entries-on-mac-os-x/