Java Version mismatch between control panel and terminal

Question

I recently updated Java on my Mac using the control panel.

on the Control Panel it now shows Java version as Java 8 Update 251

But, when I check for the Java Version from my Terminal it still shows an older version:

I already restarted my terminal, restarted my Mac, but it still shows the same.

How do I fix this?

Answer 1

• What you see in the Java control panel is the JRE version.
• What you see in the terminal window by using the command, java -version is the JDK version.

You can check all installed version in your system using the following command:

/usr/libexec/java_home -V

Follow the JDK installation instruction if you want to install a specific patch of JDK 8.