Hi all,
I have a macbook (2009) running on OS v 10.5.8. I've read that there are no more Java updates made for this version. I need it for school. Some of the lessons I need aren't opening properly. What are my options at this point? Can I even get Java on my macbook anymore?
Thanks
Nichole
macbook 2.13 GHz, Mac OS X (10.5.7)
Are you sure the lessons use Java? I have doubts about this.
I use OS X 10.5.8 - can you paste a link to the page you have problems with?
I can't post a link because the lecture is on a Blackboard site for school that I have to log into. The professor posted that if we have trouble with opening it, we need to download the latest version of Java.
There is no further update to Java for Leopard than this one:
Update 10, 29 June 2011 - This release updates J2SE 5.0 to 1.5.0_30, and updates Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_26. J2SE 1.4.2 is no longer being updated to fix bugs or security issues and remains disabled by default in this update. Support for out-of-process Java applets on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard has been removed with this update.
This release is only for Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later versions of Mac OS X 10.5. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1359
See Java Preferences in your Utilities folder to see which Java you have. It will also let you turn back on the disabled Java 1.4.2.
Your simplest route is to upgrade to Snow Leopard but if you wish to try a more adventurous free route there is a beta release of OpenJDK 7 for PPC with OS X 10.5 at: http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/static/soylatte/
I have not tried it and would particularly like to hear how you get on with it.
Good luck
Please ignore my last post. I should have said:
If you need a more recent version of Java your simplest route is to upgrade to Snow Leopard but if you wish to try a more adventurous free route you could try OpenJDK from: http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/static/soylatte/
I have not tried it and would particularly like to hear how you get on with it.
Good luck
What are my options (Java)?
