Removing Java 8 Jdk from MAC

Removing Java 8 JDK from Mac

I was able to unistall jdk 8 in mavericks successfully doing the following steps:

Run this command to just remove the JDK

sudo rm -rf /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk<version>.jdk

Run these commands if you want to remove plugins

sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane
sudo rm -rf /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
sudo rm -rf /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper
sudo rm -rf /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

How do I uninstall the Java JDK in macOS?

You can get official oracle instruction to remove java from macOS here

In your macOS terminal type this one by one

sudo rm -fr /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin 
sudo rm -fr /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane 
sudo rm -fr ~/Library/Application\ Support/Oracle/Java

After that you can navigate to specific version of java that you intend to delete by using the following command:

cd /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines

Then type ls in your terminal to list down all the Java Virtual Machine Folders.

Finally add the version number you want to delete like this

sudo rm -rf jdk-10.0.1.jdk

Instead of jdk-10.0.1.jdk you can give any version number which are listed down in your above mentioned folder.

How to uninstall JDK on Mac OS?

From the official Oracle manual.

Navigate to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines and remove the directory whose name matches the following format:

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdkmajor.minor.macro[_update].jdk

For example, to uninstall 8u6:

%rm -rf jdk1.8.0_06.jdk

Do not attempt to uninstall Java by removing the Java tools from /usr/bin. This directory is part of the system software and any changes will be reset by Apple the next time you perform an update of the OS.

To remove system files you need to add sudo before rm -rf command.

Uninstall Java version 11 mac

Run this command and it will remove the JDK

sudo rm -rf /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.0.2.jdk

Uninstall java from mac

You can use the following command to delete the java version:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/your-java-jdk

*** Note you can't undo this so be careful what file you pass as input!

Here's an article with multiple ways to do so:
https://www.dev2qa.com/how-to-install-uninstall-multiple-java-versions-in-mac-os-by-home-brew-or-manually/

Likewise, you can follow that same path in the Finder to delete any of your installed JVMs manually. The Finder prompts for an admin password.

How to uninstall jdk 12.0.1 from Mac OS?

By using this commands, can easily uninstall java from macOS.

java -version
sudo rm -rf /Library/Java/*
sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/Java*
sudo rm -rf /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/Java*

Run java -version again to confirm if java was successfully uninstalled.

How to remove multiple java version from mac OS Big Sur?

To uninstall Java, you must have administrator privileges and execute the remove command either as root or by using the sudo command

Then run:

sudo rm -rf /Users/xyz/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-15.0.1

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