Install Gephi on OS X

gephi-for-osx.md

1. Install Homebrew:

    ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
   

2. Download Java 6 on this page and install it

3. Install Gephi:

    brew cask install gephi
   

4. Patch Gephi:

    cd ~/Applications/Gephi.app && \
    curl -sL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/bfontaine/0dd7f786e274c7139421/raw/gephi-osx-java6.patch | patch -p1
   

5. Done.

gephi-osx-java6.patch

diff --git a/Contents/Resources/gephi/platform/lib/nbexec b/Contents/Resources/gephi/platform/lib/nbexec
index abe6c93..c4d6f14 100644
--- a/Contents/Resources/gephi/platform/lib/nbexec
+++ b/Contents/Resources/gephi/platform/lib/nbexec
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ if [ -z "$jdkhome" ] ; then
         Darwin*)
         # read Java Preferences
         if [ -x "/usr/libexec/java_home" ]; then
-            jdkhome=`/usr/libexec/java_home`
+            jdkhome=`/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.6\*`
 
         # JDK1.7
         elif [ -f "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.7.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java" ] ; then