JDK 9 & Later
Oracle's OpenJDK JDK binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux areavailable on release-specific pages of jdk.java.net as .tar.gz
or.zip
archives.
Java 32 and 64 bit enables developers to create software on one platform (Java Platform) and provide it to users running almost any other platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris or Unix).
As an example, the archives for JDK 13 may be found on jdk.java.net/13 and may be extractedon the command line using
- Mac Download and Installation Oracle Java can be installed on Mac versions 10.7.3 or later. A 64-bit browser (Safari, for example) is required to run Oracle Java on Mac.
- FreeCol has some problems running on Mac OS X, so you should save your game frequently. Users that know how to start a java program can download freecol-0.11.6-installer.jar. Start the installation program by running the command: 'java -jar freecol-0.11.6-installer.jar'. This installer is recommended for Linux users.
$ tar xvfopenjdk-13*_bin.tar.gz
or
$ unzipopenjdk-13*_bin.zip
depending on the archive type.
JDK 8
Debian, Ubuntu,etc.
On the command line, type:
$ sudo apt-get installopenjdk-8-jre
The openjdk-8-jre
package containsjust the Java Runtime Environment. If you want to develop Javaprograms then please install the openjdk-8-jdk
package.
Fedora, OracleLinux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, etc.
On the command line, type:
$ su -c 'yum installjava-1.8.0-openjdk'
The java-1.8.0-openjdk
packagecontains just the Java Runtime Environment. If you want to developJava programs then install the java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
package.
JDK 7
Debian, Ubuntu,etc.
On the command line, type:
$ sudo apt-get installopenjdk-7-jre
The openjdk-7-jre
package containsjust the Java Runtime Environment. If you want to develop Javaprograms then install the openjdk-7-jdk
package.
Fedora, OracleLinux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, etc.
On the command line, type:
$ su -c 'yum installjava-1.7.0-openjdk'
The java-1.7.0-openjdk
packagecontains just the Java Runtime Environment. If you want to developJava programs then install the java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel
package.
JDK 6
Debian, Ubuntu,etc.
On the command line, type:
Uninstall Java 1.8 Mac
$ sudo apt-get installopenjdk-6-jre
The openjdk-6-jre
package containsjust the Java Runtime Environment. If you want to develop Javaprograms then install the openjdk-6-jdk
package.
Fedora, OracleLinux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, etc.
On the command line, type:
$ su -c 'yum installjava-1.6.0-openjdk'
The java-1.6.0-openjdk
packagecontains just the Java Runtime Environment. If you want to developJava programs then install the java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel
package.
BSD Port
For a list of pointers to packages of the BSD Port forDragonFly BSD, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, NetBSD and OpenBSD, please seethe BSD porting Project's wikipage.
Download
The latest test pre-release of the next version of FreeCol:
FreeCol latest nightly release | Installers on GitHub download page |
- Report any bugs you find to our Bug Tracker.
- Suggest features or improvements in our Improvement Requests Tracker.
- Discuss FreeCol releases on our Forums.
- Contribute to our code base by Forking and submitting a Pull Request.
The last stable version release of FreeCol:
freecol-0.11.6-installer.exe | Windows Installer |
freecol-0.11.6-mac.tar.bz2 | Package for MacOSX |
freecol-0.11.6-installer.jar | Platform independent installer |
freecol-0.11.6.zip | Precompiled .zip |
Distribution files with source code included:
freecol-...-with-sources.jar | Platform independent installer with sources |
freecol-0.11.6-src.zip | Precompiled .zip with source code included |
Requirements:
64-bit Java 1.8 Virtual Machine Download
All platforms:Java 1.8 Mac Download
- Java Virtual Machine version 1.8 or above
- A minimum screen resolution of 1024x768 (Full HD 1080p recommended, especially for the map editor)
Instructions:
Java Jre 1.8 Mac
Windows users should download freecol-0.11.6-installer.exe. You can run the file directly or save it to disk. If you choose the latter then just double-click the file once it's downloaded.
Mac OS X users should download freecol-0.11.6-mac.tar.bz2. Just double click the downloaded file and copy the resulting 'FreeCol' to some place (e.g. your Application folder). FreeCol has some problems running on Mac OS X, so you should save your game frequently.
Users that know how to start a java program can download freecol-0.11.6-installer.jar. Start the installation program by running the command: 'java -jar freecol-0.11.6-installer.jar'. This installer is recommended for Linux users.
If you don't need a desktop icon and you know how to start a java program then you can download freecol-0.11.6.zip. The same applies for freecol-0.11.6-src.zip, but the source files are included as well in these two packages. In that case you might want to take a look at the README file to get information on how to compile and run FreeCol.
Help, Feedback & Bugs:
Java 1.8 Mac
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