FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
None, fresh install

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Mac OS X 10.11.2 El Captain

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Macbook Air 2014

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Tried updating with JRE 8u65 previously installed. I also tried uninstalling the previous JRE environment to perform a clean install of JRE 8u66, this wouldn't install.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 8u65

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
None as previous version was uninstalled to try for clean install.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Install the mac os x package via java.com website rather than the binary from oracle.com

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
To be able to use java environment to program or view / play with media.
ACTUAL -
The installer opened, unticked the sponsor box and pressed next and the package just closed without confirmation message and no java installed.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
09/12/2015 00:09:42.888 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1] (com.apple.quicklook[674]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.quicklook
09/12/2015 00:09:43.769 CoreServicesUIAgent[618] Error -60005 creating authorization
09/12/2015 00:09:44.000 kernel[0] hfs: mounted Java 8 Update 66 on device disk2s1
09/12/2015 00:09:44.459 mds[61] (Volume.Normal:2464) volume:0x7fe68481ce00 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:1 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/Java 8 Update 66
09/12/2015 00:09:45.697 DiskImages UI Agent[678] *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
09/12/2015 00:09:46.497 diskimages-helper[677] *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
09/12/2015 00:09:54.484 lsd[230] LaunchServices: Could not store lsd-identifiers file at /private/var/db/lsd/com.apple.lsdschemes.plist
09/12/2015 00:09:54.524 CoreServicesUIAgent[618] Error -60005 creating authorization
09/12/2015 00:09:54.856 CoreServicesUIAgent[618] Error: qtn_file_apply_to_path error: Read-only file system
09/12/2015 00:09:54.859 CoreServicesUIAgent[618] Error: qtn_file_apply_to_path error: Read-only file system
09/12/2015 00:09:56.576 lsd[230] LaunchServices: Could not store lsd-identifiers file at /private/var/db/lsd/com.apple.lsdschemes.plist
09/12/2015 00:09:56.913 MacJREInstaller[688] SecCodeCopySelf returned:0
09/12/2015 00:09:56.915 MacJREInstaller[688] DR status:0
09/12/2015 00:09:57.121 MacJREInstaller[688] Validate Status:0
09/12/2015 00:09:57.122 MacJREInstaller[688] path: /Users/Sheila/Library/Application Support/JREInstaller
09/12/2015 00:09:57.124 MacJREInstaller[688] ---- INSTALL RUN |||| 12-09-2015 12:09:57 +0000
09/12/2015 00:09:57.132 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Get Staged XML from :https://javadl-esd-secure.oracle.com/update/1.8.0/mac-1.8.0_66-b17.xml
09/12/2015 00:09:57.271 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Arguments:(
    "/Volumes/Java 8 Update 66/Java 8 Update 66.app/Contents/MacOS/MacJREInstaller",
    "-psn_0_417894",
    ""
)
09/12/2015 00:09:57.279 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Other Severity:Debug Message:Dictionary:{
}
09/12/2015 00:09:57.331 lsd[230] LaunchServices: Could not store lsd-identifiers file at /private/var/db/lsd/com.apple.lsdschemes.plist
09/12/2015 00:09:57.365 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Current Installed Version:XX
09/12/2015 00:09:57.365 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:Init MacPingEngine.
09/12/2015 00:10:06.429 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Other Severity:Debug Message:Application support directory:/Users/Sheila/Library/Application Support
09/12/2015 00:10:06.430 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Other Severity:Debug Message:infoPlist:(null)
09/12/2015 00:10:06.443 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Java 8 Update 66 build 17
09/12/2015 00:10:06.456 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Install Severity:Debug Message:downloadSponsors https://javadl-esd-secure.oracle.com/update/1.8.0/sp-mac-1.8.0_66-b17/Sponsors.framework.tar
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09/12/2015 00:10:06.456 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Install Severity:Debug Message:Inside begin download
09/12/2015 00:10:06.456 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Install Severity:Debug Message:Download Started
09/12/2015 00:10:06.457 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Other Severity:Debug Message:Application support directory:/Users/Sheila/Library/Application Support
09/12/2015 00:10:06.480 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:From Welcome Delegate
09/12/2015 00:10:06.845 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Install Severity:Debug Message:Destination file created at:/Users/Sheila/Library/Application Support/Sponsors.framework.tar
09/12/2015 00:10:07.301 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Install Severity:Debug Message:SPDownloader downloadDidFinish
09/12/2015 00:10:07.400 MacJREInstaller[688] -[NSError init] called; this results in an invalid NSError instance. It will raise an exception in a future release. Please call errorWithDomain:code:userInfo: or initWithDomain:code:userInfo:. This message shown only once.
09/12/2015 00:10:07.470 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:Incoming response: <NSHTTPURLResponse: 0x7f90e0449060> { URL: http://rps-svcs.sun.com/services/countrylookup } { status code: 200, headers {
    Connection = "keep-alive";
    "Content-Length" = 268;
    "Content-Type" = "text/html";
    Country = GB;
    Date = "Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:10:08 GMT";
    Expires = "Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:10:08 GMT";
    "Mime-Version" = "1.0";
    Server = AkamaiGHost;
} }
09/12/2015 00:10:07.470 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:country in NSString: GB
09/12/2015 00:10:07.481 MacJREInstaller[688] SP Options received:{
    "COUNTRY_CODE" = GB;
    "SP_PREF" = XSP60;
}
09/12/2015 00:10:07.481 MacJREInstaller[688] Inside get sponsor offer
09/12/2015 00:10:07.481 MacJREInstaller[688] Inside get sponsor offer with param
09/12/2015 00:10:07.482 MacJREInstaller[688] Locale detected:en
09/12/2015 00:10:07.482 MacJREInstaller[688] Locale:en
09/12/2015 00:10:07.482 MacJREInstaller[688] YSearchSetTool - Calling yahooCheckCriteria with parter name 'Oracle' and localeID 'us'
09/12/2015 00:10:07.482 MacJREInstaller[688] yahooCheckCriteria called
09/12/2015 00:10:07.499 MacJREInstaller[688] Product install is NOT already running
09/12/2015 00:10:07.499 MacJREInstaller[688] YahooCCTMain: Got intl: uk from localeID
09/12/2015 00:10:07.575 MacJREInstaller[688] Info: Firefox is not installed
09/12/2015 00:10:07.583 MacJREInstaller[688] Info: Current Safari HP is the default http://www.apple.com/startpage/
09/12/2015 00:10:07.588 MacJREInstaller[688] Info: Safari Search Provider is default Google
09/12/2015 00:10:07.593 MacJREInstaller[688] Info: Google Chrome is not installed
09/12/2015 00:10:07.593 MacJREInstaller[688] YahooCCTMain: Offer Safari only - 1
09/12/2015 00:10:07.593 MacJREInstaller[688] YSearchSetTool - CCT returned switches: /sethp /delay /yfrc_safari=yset_safari_syc_oracle /yfrc_ff=yset_ff_syc_oracle /yfrc_chr=yset_chr_syc_oracle /ytc=orcl_default /ytchp=orcl_hpset /intl=uk /setsafari with length: 164
09/12/2015 00:10:07.593 MacJREInstaller[688] YSearchSetTool - CCT returned yahoo reason code 0
09/12/2015 00:10:07.593 MacJREInstaller[688] YSearchSetTool - CCT returned offer browser code 1
09/12/2015 00:10:07.594 MacJREInstaller[688] Grandparent path:/Users/Sheila/Library/Application Support/Sponsors.framework
09/12/2015 00:10:07.594 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Current Step:0
09/12/2015 00:10:07.660 networkd[163] -[NETPowerManager powerPolicyForTimeslot:workload:] failed to find policy for workload 7097985 timeslot 1 / 5
09/12/2015 00:10:07.662 networkd[163] -[NETPowerManager powerPolicyForTimeslot:workload:] failed to find policy for workload 14337704 timeslot 1 / 5
09/12/2015 00:10:18.863 lsd[230] LaunchServices: Could not store lsd-identifiers file at /private/var/db/lsd/com.apple.lsdschemes.plist
09/12/2015 00:10:30.503 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:From SP Delegate:1
09/12/2015 00:10:30.508 MacJREInstaller[688] Inside YSP awake from nib
09/12/2015 00:10:30.512 MacJREInstaller[688] Grandparent path:/Users/Sheila/Library/Application Support/Sponsors.framework
09/12/2015 00:10:30.547 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Unlocking ContinueButton = <NSButton: 0x7f90e0665020>: 0
09/12/2015 00:10:36.342 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Continue Button Clicked
09/12/2015 00:10:36.342 MacJREInstaller[688] add Ping: spID=XSP60 status=-129
09/12/2015 00:10:36.343 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Flag: 0
09/12/2015 00:10:36.350 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Ret Code from savepreferences:-2
09/12/2015 00:10:36.357 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Installing JRE, Lock Continue Button
09/12/2015 00:10:36.581 MacJREInstaller[688] SecCodeCopySelf returned:0
09/12/2015 00:10:36.581 MacJREInstaller[688] DR status:0
09/12/2015 00:10:36.769 MacJREInstaller[688] Validate Status:0
09/12/2015 00:10:36.770 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:ExecCmd:/usr/sbin/installer -pkg "/Volumes/Java 8 Update 66/Java 8 Update 66.app/Contents/Resources/JavaAppletPlugin.pkg" -target /
09/12/2015 00:10:36.778 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Error Message:XPC connection invalid, releasing.
09/12/2015 00:10:36.779 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Error Message:xpc connection failure? -- returnType != XPC_TYPE_DICTIONARY. App will terminate.
09/12/2015 00:10:36.779 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:Send -6 ping on xpc failure
09/12/2015 00:10:36.798 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:Incoming response: <NSHTTPURLResponse: 0x7f90e0512ee0> { URL: http://rps-svcs.sun.com/services/countrylookup } { status code: 200, headers {
    Connection = "keep-alive";
    "Content-Length" = 268;
    "Content-Type" = "text/html";
    Country = GB;
    Date = "Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:10:37 GMT";
    Expires = "Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:10:37 GMT";
    "Mime-Version" = "1.0";
    Server = AkamaiGHost;
} }
09/12/2015 00:10:36.799 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:country in NSString: GB
09/12/2015 00:10:36.799 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:Installed Browser: Safari.app Safari
09/12/2015 00:10:36.800 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:XMLDocument
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><request><sc_xml_ver>1.0</sc_xml_ver><reportsuiteid>suninstallstat</reportsuiteid><visitorid>ADC4F95368B35608BA39EDAB662452D1</visitorid><prop21>ADC4F95368B35608BA39EDAB662452D1</prop21><prop20>******</prop20><pagename>ic</pagename><evar2>1.8.66.17</evar2><evar3>XX</evar3><evar6>10.11.2</evar6><evar7>joff</evar7><evar8>GB</evar8><evar24>-6</evar24><evar25>-6</evar25><evar50>B00010</evar50><events>event6,event7</events><products>jre|-6,;</products></request>
09/12/2015 00:10:36.801 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:Ping return 1
09/12/2015 00:10:36.801 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Network Severity:Debug Message:Calling performSelectorOnMainThread to set jre install code as -1
09/12/2015 00:10:36.803 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Other Severity:Debug Message:Application support directory:/Users/Sheila/Library/Application Support
09/12/2015 00:10:36.814 MacJREInstaller[688] Install Log: Type:Ping Severity:Debug Message:Remove sponsor: (null)
 

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.