I didn’t find any clear instructions on upgrading the JDK on OS X so I thought I’d share my findings.
First off, apparently Software Update does not automatically update the JDK. You have to manually download and run the updates. There are four updates to “Java for Mac OS X 1.5”. Since I couldn’t tell whether they were cumulative or not, I just downloaded and installed each one in sequence:
Now you’d think you’d be done, but those updates only install JDK 1.6—they don’t make it the default. The way I did that was to change a link in the Framework:
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Upgrade OS X 10.5.8 to JDK 1.6. Aug 6, 2009. Bill Burcham. I didn’t find any clear instructions on upgrading the JDK on OS X so I thought I’d share my findings. Uc browser for mac os x 10.5.8 free download. Tor Browser Tor Browser enables you to use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux without needing to install any sof. Download Apple Java for OS X 10.7/10.8 for Mac to patch Java SE 6 components.
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Now I see:
- Hi, Java 7 is out for 10.5.8. Locate the version of Java that’s installed on your Mac OS X system. Open the Utilities folder and run the Terminal application. Type java -version and press Enter. (space between java & -v important) The version of Java that you have installed will then be displayed on the screen.
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 Source. Java, UNIX, and WebKit. Open development of select macOS projects Tools and Technologies. Why you'll love to develop on your Mac Open Source in macOS. Learn about the 200+ open source projects that ship with macOS Darwin Technologies.
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Now to see if it really works…
**Update 1 **8/7/09: That link I created wasn’t quite right in the original post. It was creating a link with an absolute path. This apparently caused the Java Preferences app to fail to start and also caused WebKit/Safari to crash on all but the simplest web pages. Wierd. Corrected link creation above.