What are the steps for setting up the JDK environment variables in Idea?

1 year ago
Liam
1 minute

The steps to configure JDK environment variable are as follows:

  1. Download and install the JDK. Obtain the appropriate version of the JDK from the Oracle website or other reputable sources and follow the installation guide for installation.
  2. Open the “Control Panel”.
  3. Click on “System and Security”.
  4. Click on “System”.
  5. Click on “Advanced system settings”.
  6. Click on “Environment Variables” in the system properties dialog box.
  7. Click on “New” in the “System Variables” section.
  8. In the New System Variable dialog box, enter the variable name “JAVA_HOME” and the variable value as the installation path of the JDK. For example: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_261.
  9. Locate the “Path” variable in the system settings, and click on “Edit”.
  10. Click on “New” in the environment variables dialog box.
  11. Enter “%JAVA_HOME%\bin” and click “OK”.
  12. Click “OK” to close all open dialog boxes.
  13. Open Command Prompt or restart your computer.
  14. If the “java -version” command displays the JDK version information, it indicates that the environment variable configuration was successful.

Note: The specific operations in the above steps may vary depending on the operating system, but the basic principles are the same. Please perform the corresponding operations based on the operating system you are using.

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