MAC OS X 10.5.8 Java 1.6+

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MAC OS X 10.5.8 Java 1.6+

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone have faced the problem to be able to get java 1.6+ or equivalent running in MAC OS X 10.5.8. I was hoping that downloading the updates will work but it is not. Any advice will be appreciated, need it to be abel to run several application at work.

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To ja

mac book pro 2core, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Mar 3, 2011 9:36 AM

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Kappy

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Mar 3, 2011 10:21 AM in response to To Ja

Upgrade to Snow Leopard - $29. May also need to add more RAM if you have 2 GBs or less.

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Mar 3, 2011 10:57 AM in response to Kappy

I could upgrade the OS but I could not add more RAM to this computer, it was the first one coming out
2GHz intel Core Duo
2GB 677 MHz DDR2 SD RAM

I need alternative advice to make I work!

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To Ja Author

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Mar 3, 2011 10:57 AM in response to Kappy

I could upgrade the OS but I could not add more RAM to this computer, it was the first one coming out
2GHz intel Core Duo
2GB 677 MHz DDR2 SD RAM

I need alternative advice to make I work!

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Mar 9, 2011 10:39 AM in response to Kappy

I would like the answer to this question. I am unable to upgrade to Snow Leopard since Apple decided to discontinue the IBM chip support and move to Intel only. This machine does everything my family needs and I have a PowerMac to cover my needs. A software package I am trying to use cross-platform runs on Java 1.6+ and so it looks like I am now stuck.

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Answer 5

Mar 9, 2011 11:26 AM in response to gadget_mi

I hope these help.
http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/static/soylatte/
http://blog.adsdevshop.com/2009/03/17/installing-the-jdk-16-on-mac-os-x-the-vide o/

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Answer 6

Mar 9, 2011 1:03 PM in response to To Ja

I installed(or so I thought) Java update 9 for OS 5 but it just doesn't show up in System Preferences/Software Updates/Installed updates. Attempted several times but still no go.
I don't want to install OS 6, since it's been buggy for too many folks( many of my Mac using friends and colleagues have experienced trouble after installing it).....Don't want to spend the possibly many hours it'll likely take trying to sort things out.
OS 10.5.8 is rock solid for me and I'll stay with it 'till OS 7 comes along and gets the anticipated early bugs worked out(hopefully).
So I guess that I'll just have to do without Java update 9 for now.
My question is "what's preventing update 9 from being successfully installed"??

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