无法在Mac上运行Eclipse

Question

I installed the latest version of Java and when I try to run eclipse it says:

Version 1.6.0_65 of the JVM is not suitable for this product. Version: 1.8 or greater is required.

I searched many forums and found the java -version command. When I run from the terminal I get:

java version "1.6.0_65" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-466.1-11M4716) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-466.1, mixed mode)

But when I open Java on my system preferences it says I have 1.8 .

Why? What do I do?

Answer 1

It says 1.6 because it is the pre-installed version in your system. But in order to install different version of Java, you need to install the latest development kit from Oracle's website ie http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html