Yosemite keeps asking to install Java runtime, while it's installed

Question

I was prompted to install JRE version 8 after upgrading to Yosemite on the family 2010 21" iMac. After I installed it (and checked whether the correct version was installed on the site of Oracle) it prompted that it wasn't installed although it was. I tried just following the steps they gave me to install it, but to no avail. Yosemite still asks to install the JRE on restart.

Does anyone know where the problem is or how I could solve it?

Possible duplicate of Why does the version of Java verified by Oracle differ from the version shown at the command line? — mmmmmm, Jun 24 '16 at 10:56
@Mark - this question is entirely different than the duplicate you referenced. — Allan, Jun 24 '16 at 12:12
No it is not as the answer is the same which is the definition of a duplicate - you need the JDK — mmmmmm, Jun 24 '16 at 12:20

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 09 '15 at 22:43

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Install the SDK instead of the JRE.

I had a similar issue: I installed the JRE and ran the webpage-based test that said I installed successfully. But my java-based app wouldn't run, and running java -version in the console said Java was not installed. On a whim I decided to install the full SDK and now it all works.

answered Feb 09 '15 at 22:43

mpoisot

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Exactly what I just did... :) glad to know it's not that fat of a chance... :) – Alex Zak Feb 22 '15 at 16:57

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '15 at 14:52

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Apple has a page here where you can download an updated version of Java.

More information can be found from this oracle help page:

https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_mac.xml#yosemitejava

edited Jun 20 '15 at 14:52

Daniel

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answered Nov 22 '14 at 12:37

konnektor

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Seems promising, but I can't load the support.apple.com page, It stays blank for some reason. – Haroen Viaene Nov 22 '14 at 12:39
I get that sometimes with those kb/ links Try going to http://www.apple.com/support/ & pasting the kb number into search instead. – Tetsujin Nov 22 '14 at 14:31
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It is working here - otherwise here is the direct link to the dmg-file: http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1572/en_US/JavaForOSX2014-001.dmg – Rene Larsen Nov 22 '14 at 14:31
I can't remember which, but I have found that clearing cache/cookies helps with support.apple.com not loading. – Kevin Chen Feb 10 '15 at 00:24

Dylan Richard Muir · Answer 3 · 2015-11-20T13:24:59.380

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This is a known issue on Yosemite and El Capitan, when some software requires the deprecated version of Java 6 shipped with earlier versions of OS X.

Information from Apple about this issue: https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572

Oracle has a page about the issue here: https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/yosemite_java.xml

You need to download and install the legacy Java 6 provided by apple, from the first link.

edited Nov 20 '15 at 13:24

answered Nov 20 '15 at 07:50

Dylan Richard Muir

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 16 '16 at 00:05

Even after installing JRE 1.8, I couldn't get Java to work from the terminal on OS X El Capitan.

So I copied the path found in the "Java Control Panel" and created a link.

sudo ln -s "/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java" /usr/local/bin/java

java -version now yields

java version "1.8.0_101"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_101-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.101-b13, mixed mode)

Yosemite keeps asking to install Java runtime, while it's installed

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