This page describes installer enhancements in this release for Oracle Solaris, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and OS X.
This page contains these topics:
See "JDK 8 and JRE 8 Installation Start Here" for general information about installing JDK 8 and JRE 8.
Installer enhancements for this release:
The 32-bit editions of the JDK and JRE for SPARC and x86 architectures have been eliminated.
Installer enhancements for this release:
The JDK and JRE installers add a "Java" item to the Windows Start menu. Sub-items give access to information and functions, such as help, the Java Control Panel, API documentation (JDK only), and checking for updates.
The Java Update user experience has been slightly improved.
The Java Update feature supports 64-bit architectures.
Command-line installation accepts a configuration file instead of, or in addition to, command-line options. The configuration file can be used to standardize installations across an enterprise. The configuration file also gives access to options not available on the command line. See "Installing With a Configuration File" for details.
In this release, command-line installation accepts a configuration file instead of, or in addition to, command-line options. The configuration file can be used to standardize installations across an enterprise. The configuration file also gives access to options not available on the command line. See "Installing With a Configuration File" for details.
In this release, command-line installation accepts a configuration file instead of, or in addition to, command-line options. The configuration file can be used to standardize installations across an enterprise. The configuration file also gives access to options not available on the command line. See "Installing With a Configuration File" for details.
