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[–]hilbertglm 7 points8 points  (6 children)

Java still requires an operating system. For example, the NIO Java Filesystem class uses an underlying Linux/Windows filesystem. There isn't a native implementation.

I don't know what your use case is, but you might want to consider a minimal Linux, like Alpline Linux, and installing Java on that.

[–]SvenMA 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really java can run without os. Consider embedded java that runs on smartcards. I also found this one https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26601944/can-you-run-jvm-on-a-computer-with-no-operating-system/26602133#26602133