Steve's Blog » Java http://www.crc.id.au One beans place in space. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:00:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Installing Java 1.6 on OSX http://www.crc.id.au/2007/06/07/installing-java-16-on-osx/ http://www.crc.id.au/2007/06/07/installing-java-16-on-osx/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:22:12 +0000 Steven Haigh http://www.crc.id.au/2007/06/07/installing-java-16-on-osx/ It seems Apple has been lagging behind releasing a general update for Java for OSX Tiger. Rumour has it that Leopard will include java 1.6, however some people need it now. The good news is that it can be installed on Tiger now with the following steps.

1. Go to connect.apple.com, and register/log in. You will need an account to do this.
2. Go to the downloads section and select “Java” on the right hand side menu
3. Download “Java SE 6.0 Release 1 DP6 (Disk Image)”
4. Once downlaod is complete, and launch the installer
5. Complete the steps in the installer
6. Launch Terminal, and issue these commands:

    # cd /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions
    # sudo rm CurrentJDK
    (enter your password)
    # sudo ln -s 1.6 CurrentJDK

This will set Java 1.6 to be your default java installation.

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