Reboot your MacOS java experience

Most us devops engineer nerds have to deal with old java versions for things like IPMI and network device configuration tools… New versions of Java literally refuse to work due to security issues… soooo I present to you.. a solution!

  1. Install OpenJDK from AdoptOpenJDK: https://adoptopenjdk.net/index.html
  2. Install OpenWebStart https://openwebstart.com/download/

Once you’ve done that, simply open the jnlp file with “OpenWebStart” and it will just “work”. You may need to open the settings app for OpenWebStart and select the OpenJDK JVM over Horacle java.