Check compatibility
You can upgrade to OS X El Capitan from OS X Snow Leopard or later on any of the following Mac models. Your Mac also needs at least 2GB of memory and 8.8GB of available storage space.
MacBook introduced in 2009 or later, plus MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
MacBook Air introduced in late 2008 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac mini introduced in early 2009 or later
iMac introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac Pro introduced in early 2008 or later
Xserve models introduced in early 2009
To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu . If your Mac isn't compatible with OS X El Capitan, the installer will let you know.
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Oct 17, 2013 Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 17 - Java updater for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Download the latest versions of the best Mac apps at safe and trusted MacUpdate. Apple Java 6 for Mac OS X. For Java versions 6 and below, Apple supplies their own version of Java. For Mac OS X 10.6 and below, use the Software Update feature (available on the Apple menu) to check that you have the most up-to-date version of Java 6 for your Mac. For issues related to Apple Java 6 on Mac, contact Apple Support. May 06, 2017 In this tutorial, we will learn how to install eclipse IDE on Mac OS X. Eclipse IDE (Integrated development environment) is written in Java and mostly used for developing Java. Dec 10, 2014 Java is a free software currently developed by Oracle Corporation. Apple provided its own implementation of Java for Mac OS X until October, 2012. At that time, the Apple verison of Java 6 was removed during an OS X update, and replaced with the Oracle-supplied version of Java 7.
Before installing any upgrade, it’s a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.
Get connected
It takes time to download and install OS X, so make sure that you have a reliable Internet connection. If you're using a Mac notebook computer, plug it into AC power.
Download OS X El Capitan
For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macOS Catalina, the latest version of macOS.
If you still need OS X El Capitan, use this link: Download OS X El Capitan. A file named InstallMacOSX.dmg will download to your Mac.
Install the macOS installer
Double-click the downloaded file to open a window showing its contents. Then double-click the file within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg.
Follow the onscreen instructions, which will guide you through the steps necessary to install.
Begin installation
After installation of the installer is complete, open the Applications folder on your Mac, then double-click the file named Install OS X El Capitan.
Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You might find it easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.
Allow installation to complete
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs both OS X and related updates to your Mac firmware.
Learn more
- OS X El Capitan won't install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk first or install on another disk.
- You can use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.
In this tutorial, we will learn how to install eclipse IDE on Mac OS X. Eclipse IDE (Integrated development environment) is written in Java and mostly used for developing Java applications. In Eclipse IDE, you can write, compile and run your Java code.
Download and install Eclipse
1) To download Eclipse IDE, copy the link http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ into you browser and hit enter.
2) Out of all the listed options, we need to install “Eclipse IDE for java developers”. Click the 64 bit download link as shown in the image below.
3) Upon clicking the 64 bit option, you would be redirected to a download page where you can choose the server nearest to you so that you can download faster. Simply click download button at the left panel as shown below. Your download will start automatically.
4) Once the download is done. Go to the download folder, you would find a file named “eclipse-java-mars-2-macosx-cocoa-x86_64.tar” (the file name may be different based on the version you download but it should be a tar file starting with word eclipse).
5) Drag the zipped file to the desktop and double click to open it. The file would be unzipped with default archive utility and you would find a eclipse icon on desktop. Open finder, select applications and then drag the eclipse icon from desktop the the application folder in finder.
6) Installation is done, you can now launch the eclipse by clicking the icon in applications. Alternatively, you can drag the icon from applications to the dock so that you can launch it directly from the desktop.
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7) The first time you launch the application, you would get the following warning, just click “open”.
8) The next pop up would have a message “To open eclipse you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime”. The pop up would look like this. Click ok.
9) Go to the link http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7-downloads-1880260.html the page would look like the below screenshot. Accept License Agreement and download the file mapped to Mac OS X x64. In my case it is “jdk-7u79-macosx-x64.dmg”, you may find it different based on the java version you are trying to install.
10) Once the download is complete, run the file and follow the installation instruction.
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11) Once installation is done, open the Eclipse, it should run fine now. The welcome window would look similar to the one shown below. Click Workbench at the top right corner.