Command Line Installation of Legacy Java on Mac

August 16, 2016 amida168 Mac OS 0

There are a few apps which still require the legacy Java to work. If you need to install the legacy Java using command line. Follow these steps.

curl  -Lo javaforosx.dmg  "http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1572/en_US/javaforosx.dmg" 
hdiutil attach javaforosx.dmg 
sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/Java\ for\ OS\ X\ 2015-001/JavaForOSX.pkg -target /
hdiutil detach /Volumes/Java\ for\ OS\ X\ 2015-001/

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