I'd like to setup java on a new OS X machine, and prefer to use brew for OS X package management. How can I install latest java using brew?

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Turns out java has been moved into brew core recently, so the correct command as of January 2021 is:

brew install java

Don't be like me and follow old instructions to install from cask, it will not work. You will get an error message from brew like this:

% brew install --cask java Error: Cask 'java' is unavailable: No Cask with this name exists.

You may also see this:

% brew cask install java Error: Calling brew cask install is disabled! Use brew install [--cask] instead.
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As an add-on to the accepted answer: to install a certain version of Java, e.g. version 11, run:

brew install openjdk@11

And symlink it:

sudo ln -sfn /opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk@11/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-11.jdk

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