Note: Preliminary list. This is page is is subject to change through the release cycle.

JDK 9 supported Platforms:

Operating System OS Version Chip Arch Additional Info
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 - 64 bit  
Windows Server 2012   x64 - 64 bit  
Windows Vista SP2 x86 - 32 bit  
Windows Vista SP2 x64 - 64 bit  
Windows 7 SP1 x86 - 32 bit  
Windows 7 SP1 x64 - 64 bit  
Windows 8 8.x x86 - 32 bit Only Desktop Mode Supported.  Not Modern UI (aka Metro Mode)
Windows 8 8.x x64 - 64 bit Only Desktop Mode Supported.  Not Modern UI (aka Metro Mode)
Oracle Linux (1) 5.5+ x86 - 32 bit No JavaFX Support
Oracle Linux (1) 5.5+ x64 - 64 bit No JavaFX Support
Oracle Linux (1) 6.x x86 - 32 bit  
Oracle Linux (1) 6.x x64 - 64 bit (64 bit JRE Only)  
Solaris 10u9+ x64 - 64 bit No JavaFX Support
64 bit JRE only
Solaris 10u9+ Sparc (64) No JavaFX Support
64 bit JRE only
Solaris 11.x x64 - 64 bit No JavaFX Support
64 bit JRE only
Solaris 11.x Sparc (64) No JavaFX Support
64 bit JRE only
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2+ x86 - 32 bit  
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2+ x64 - 64 bit  
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.x x86 - 32 bit  
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.x x64 - 64 bit  
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5+ x86 - 32 bit No JavaFX Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5+ x64 - 64 bit No JavaFX Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x x86 - 32 bit  
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x x64 - 64 bit (64 bit JRE Only)  
Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - LTS x86 - 32 bit  
Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - LTS x64 - 64 bit  
Ubuntu Linux 13.x x86 - 32 bit  
Ubuntu Linux 13.x x64 - 64 bit  
Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - LTS Linux ARM, hard float ABI  
Mac OS X 10.8.3+ x64 - 64 bit  
Mac OS X 10.9 or above x64 - 64 bit  

(1) Oracle Linux covers both kernels: Red Hat Compatible and Unbreakable.

Except were specifically called out we support 64 and 32 bit JRE on 64 bit systems

All the above operating systems are also certified when running as virtual guest on any of the following hypervisors as long as the operating system is supported by that hypervisor.

Supported browsers:

Browsers OS
IE 9+
On Windows OSs
Firefox On all OSs that support those versions
Chrome On Windows
Safari 5.x OS X Only

Java SE Embedded Support Platforms:

Chip Arch Details Additional Info
ARMv7 VFP Hard Float Headful (Swing/AWT only). Linux kernel 2.6.28 or higher and glibc 2.9 or higher
ARMv5/v7 VFP Soft Float Headless. Linux kernel 2.6.28 or higher and glibc 2.9 or higher
x86 Linux Headless. Linux kernel 2.6.28 or higher and glibc 2.9 or higher