Hi there, just got a new MacBook Pro and transferred all my ol settings from my last MacBook Pro (OS X 5.8), and it keeps asking me to download java runtime. After the Flashback kerfuffle I disabled and got rid of my java files. Do I need them now?
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
yes, you need java.
yes, you need java.
If you try to open anything that requires it (and you don't have it), you will get a prompt to install it. Another way to check is to go to your Applications folder > Utilities > Java Preferences and open that. If you don't have it, you will get this prompt:
As you can see, I don't have it and have not come across anything that needs it. The only thing you do need is Java Script which is different - it is by default enabled in Safari:
I intend to only install Java if it is necessary and then, once done, try to disable it.
Who is asking you to install Java? You don't need Java. You don't want any software that uses Java.
If you need to run Java applications or web applets, you need Java. Otherwise, you don't. Nobody but you knows whether you have that need or not.
Do i need java runtime for my new macbook pro (os x lion)?
