Unable to load java runtime environment is error I get when trying to install. can you recommend what steps I need to take to prepare my computer
You need to install Java Runtime
Hey all - I pasted my solution in a different project in GitHub. My error was “Unable to load Java Runtime Environment” after installing GanttChart on Mac OSX when the current JDK was most certainly installed 
The problem? Basically, the JavaAppLauncher is looking for libjli.dylib in the wrong location.
Solution is easy-peasy…see my writeup at [Mac OS X] To open "this Java application" you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime. · Issue #160 · jpype-project/jpype · GitHub
Enjoy!
We have a knowledge base article on macOS issues and a couple of alternative distros which do not use JavaAppLauncher (described in the knowledge base)