Print
Java 6 on the Mac
It had to happen eventually, Apple finally released Java SE 6 for the Mac - well not for all of Macs, only for Macs running Mac OS X 10.5 [Leopard] - and not for all those Macs either, only for Macs with Intel processors - and not for all those Macs either, only for Macs with a 64-bit Intel processor.

To summarize, you need a (2 years old or) newer Intel-based Mac with one or more Core-2-Duo processors and have OSX 10.5 [Leopard] installed.
What's even worse is that even if you have such a newer Mac with Leopard installed and after running software update and installing Java 6, it's not going to become the default version of Java on your system.
Again, if you are lucky and own a Mac that qualifies for Java 6 and you happen to run software-update and download and install it; do yourself a favor and open Java Preferences, which can be found in the Utilities folder.

Make Java SE 6 your default version and also drag Java SE 6 (64-bit) to the top of the list in the Java Application Runtime Settings.

Before


After



Disclosure: This blog is written and edited by me, it contains my words and my opinions only, and does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.
I am not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. This blog does not accept any form of cash advertising, sponsorship, or paid topic insertions. However, I will and do accept and keep free products, services, and other forms of compensation from companies and organizations. All advertising is in the form of advertisements generated by a third party ad network and identified as such.
I will only endorse products or services that I believe, based on my expertise, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

Published on: Tuesday, April 29th, 2008  •  Category: [java]
Feedback: Send me an email about this page and I may post it.   •   Digg: Submit story  •   Technorati: Add to Favorites