Friday, May 29, 2020

How to install SQLdeveloper on Macbook Pro Mojave

  1. Download and install Java 11. You can choose SDK or JDK version. I opted for JDK
  2. check your java version
    java -version
  3. Download latest sqldeveloper from here
  4. change to Applications folder
    cd /Applications
  5. Copy the dowloaded zip to the Application folder. we will have backup zip file in downloads.
    We will delete the zip file when done.
    cp -p $HOME/Downloads/sqldeveloper-19.2.1.247.2212-macosx.app.zip .
  6. unzip sqldeveloper-19.2.1.247.2212-macosx.app.zip .
  7. Look for the SQLDevelopers.app file
    ls -alt SQLdeveloper.app
  8. Open finder and look for SQLdeveloper.app ( below )
  10. Click SQLDeveloper from launchpad
  11. create database connections & voila done!
  12. Delete the zip file from /Applications folder
    rm -f sqldeveloper-19.2.1.247.2212-macosx.app.zip
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