Java won't install!

Hello Nick, I assume you tried installing Java from Oracle's main website right? Do you also try to test whether or not you have Java by going to safari and testing it out (Java doesn't work on Chrome). In terminal, do a Java -version like what I typed below

You can get Java from here:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Nick, where you able to figure it out? No one has been able to help me with the same problem 😟

Can you type java -version and tell me what you get in the terminal? Thanks!

I get: java-version: command not found

And I've tried installing every single java version and they all crash everytime it reaches the last installing window.

Hello, there needs to be a space between java and -version.

Sorry, I get this:

java version "1.6.0_65"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-468-11M4833)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-468, mixed mode)

For context, I keep getting the 'missing plug-in' error every time Java is needed and after allowing plug in's on Safari, and installing a new version (both new and old) won't work.

So based on the above, you do indeed have Java albeit version 6. (Java JRE Version 6).

Hmm I don't use safari but try to test and see if the verifier can verify that you have Java. Sometimes it may prompt you to install the latest version of Java.

Go the hyperlink in the screenshot please and then click on the button that prompts you to check for what version of Java you run. Thanks!

Hi,

1) I get that there's a plug in missing and when I click, I get this pop up window.

2) After clicking on 'more info', I get sent to the Download page, which I have downloaded plenty of times and it crashes during the last window:

3) I have called Apple Care and they were not able to help me claiming it was a Java problem and gave me a number for Oracle offices. But Oracle does not offer customer service!! Apple Care even had me re-install my OS X to no avail 😟

I sort of know what your issue is. Your Java version is for some reason not being detected as Java 8, instead it is being detected as an earlier version of Java, (Java 1.6 also known as Java 6). This is evident because after typing 'java -version' on the command line in the terminal, that's what we got for the version.

What I recommend doing is uninstalling Java 6 first then installing Java 8.

Alternatively, go to System Preferences:

You should see a Java icon, please click on the Java icon and then from there you should get a Control Panel Window similar to this one:

Click on the update tab and it should bring you to this window.

Please let me know what you see. Thanks!

Thanks!

So I got it to work, I don't know how though...

Before (when posting the original question), I used to not see any Java icon in my System Preferences. I decided to install an update from Java 7 and then once installed it prompted my to install the new update Java 8. I did, and it crashed as usual, but somehow the Java icon on System preferences finally appears and it showed that I had Java 8 Update 73, but prompted me to update to Update 79 (?).

Which I did and then it finally worked!

Excellent, I'm glad that I was able to help and that you got it sorted out 🙂