How do I make JDK 7 default jave to be used on Mac OSX 10.9+?

Question

By default, if you install the Oracle JDK, it will not be used as the default java environment.

All the system symlinks from /usr/bin/java* do forward to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current instead of CurrentJDK.

How can I change these, is there any script that can change default java?

Answer 1

Check the instructions of Oracle . You can use Applications -> Utilities -> Java to switch the default JDK.

Answer 2

Set your JAVA_HOME to your JDK 7.

Check this http://www.mkyong.com/java/how-to-set-java_home-environment-variable-on-mac-os-x/