Comments on: Installing Java 6 on Mac OS X

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:58:06 +0000

So I’ve been downloading and installing java for 2 days and it still won’t work. I tried doing this, and I did everything you said, but my java still won’t work! I don’t understand why, and I’m getting so frustrated. I don’t remember the name of the mac I have, but here is a picture: http://www.mylot.com/w/image/2342225.aspx

Please help. Why won’t it work?

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:33:35 +0000

Thanks so much!!! just saved my life… amazing the re-arrange thing… are we crazy or what? so well…

By: Georgia

Georgia — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:51:08 +0000

Hi, Ive doent that but it still doesnt work, it doessnt come up with java? can u please help me?

By: Judith M. Settles-Java applet

Judith M. Settles-Java applet — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:50:07 +0000

Once you’ve downloaded and installed the Java beta, there’s another not-terribly-obvious step you have to do. Go to /applications/utilities/java and run the Java Preferences app.
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By: Navin Samuel

Navin Samuel — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:29:38 +0000

The downloads links keep changing. Use the query URL below to get the latest!
http://www.apple.com/search/?q=Java+6&sec=global

By: Swaminathan

Swaminathan — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:36:48 +0000

Thnks Chunk!!1 i needed jdk 6 of java for s/w development in my university. Been trying all this time but no luck… i am new to mac too… ur a life saver… thnks again…

By: Paul Perrone

Paul Perrone — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:54:00 +0000

Thanks Chuck!

By: Hugo

Hugo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:49:08 +0000

Thanks a lot! I’m new to apple / mac os, so this is very, very useful info!

By: Megha Sharma

Megha Sharma — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:36:36 +0000

Thanks a lot for sharing this info… as you mentioned, it wasn’t terribly obvious!

I needed to install Java 6 to fix this issue with my Netbeans (v6.5.1) which wouldn’t let me create a new (Java EE) project due to the error:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/script/ScriptEngineFactory

Installing Java 6 and changing the netbeans.conf file to point to version 1.6 instead of any previous version solved the issue.

Thanks again!

By: Kenrick Chien

Kenrick Chien — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:17:09 +0000

I first wanted Java 6 so I could compile the source to version 3.0 of the Spring Framework, but really couldn't find any resources on how to obtain Java 6. I finally had enough when I discovered I couldn't run a Griffon sample application, and it was suggested to me that I should try upgrading to Java 6,and that's when I discovered your blog. I also blogged about installing Java 6 at criticalphase.com, but I point to the JDK via the command line. .-= Kenrick Chien´s last blog ..Installing Java 6 on Mac OS X =-.