How to Download Java 1.8 (JDK) on Mac

Before you start, make sure you know the architecture of your Mac. If it's an Intel-based Mac, the architecture will be 'macOS' and 'x64'. If it's an M1 or M2-based Mac, the architecture will be 'aarch64'.

To download Java 1.8 (JDK) on your Mac, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Eclipse Temurin installation package website.

2. Verify that the version of JDK shown is in the format 'jdk-11.x.x+xx' and that the architecture matches your target Mac.

3. Click on the '.pkg' link to download the installer.

After downloading the installer, you can set up the filters for your specific needs. For example, if you're running an Intel-based Mac, set the filter to 'macOS' and 'x64'. If you're running an M1 or M2-based Mac, set the filter to 'aarch64'.

It's important to note that Microsoft builds, supports, and deploys its own version of OpenJDK for some of its services. This means that you may not always need to manually configure the infrastructure and its components.

For Azure services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS), Azure Container Instances (ACI), Azure Container Apps, Azure Red Hat OpenShift, and Azure App Service Web App for Containers, the choice of Java runtime is up to you. However, Microsoft provides a managed or default Java runtime for some of these services.

In addition to Java 17 and Java 11, which come with Microsoft Build of OpenJDK binaries, Java 8 is also available with Eclipse Temurin binaries.

For more information on the availability of other versions of Java and the support roadmap, see the specific Azure service documentation.

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