Introduction
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Last updated: June 16, 2026
a) Download the JDK from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.. make sure you download JDK version 8
any subversion will work.
b) Accept license and install.
c) Choose your operating platform, e.g.,
"Windows x64" (for 64-bit Windows OS)
d) Locate the downloaded installer and run
the downloaded installer (e.g., "jdk-8u{xx}-windows-x64.exe"), which installs both the JDK
and JRE. By default, the JDK will be installed in directory "C:\Program
Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_xx", where xx denotes the latest upgrade number;
and JRE in "C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.8.0_xx".
e) Windows OS searches the current
directory and the directories listed in the PATH environment
variable for executable programs. So we need to edit the PATH environment variable. Follow the
following step to edit
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