How to manage multiple Java JDK versions on macOS X

[utterances-bot]

How to manage multiple Java JDK versions on macOS X

How to manage multiple Java JDK versions on macOS X using homebrew.

https://notiz.dev/blog/how-to-manage-multiple-java-versions-on-mac

[avandenberghe]

instead of
brew cask install adoptopenjdk8
use
brew install adoptopenjdk/openjdk/adoptopenjdk8
as there are multiple

Error: Cask adoptopenjdk8 exists in multiple taps:
homebrew/cask-versions/adoptopenjdk8
adoptopenjdk/openjdk/adoptopenjdk8

[mafulafunk]

Nice approach.

What if I have multipel JDK matching one Java version, like on my machine:

› /usr/libexec/java_home -V -v11                    
Matching Java Virtual Machines (3):
    11.0.11 (x86_64) "GraalVM Community" - "GraalVM CE 21.1.0" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/graalvm-ce-java11-21.1.0/Contents/Home
    11.0.11 (x86_64) "AdoptOpenJDK" - "AdoptOpenJDK 11" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-11.jdk/Contents/Home
    11.0.2 (x86_64) "Oracle Corporation" - "Java SE 11.0.2" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-11.0.2.jdk/Contents/Home

[martindubenet]

Nice.

Are your command lines affected by latest updates from December 2021 related to Homebrew!? I'm confuse about the following 2 updates and how to deal with them in regard to your tutorial.

1. brew cask install command line now integrated within the simplified brew install,
2. adoptopenjdk seems deprecated, now replaced by temurin (which is a complete mystery to me).

As you can see this level of setup is not my (designer) cup of tea. ;)

[martindubenet]

Regarding the cask install deprecated command line, here's my source