Can someone tell me what version of Java I need to download to be current? I have a Mac os 10.5.8. Thx so much. kl
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Java is not supported for 10.5. In fact you should disable for security reasons.
I think your best step is to upgrade to Snow Leopard (if you can get a copy) and then update via the combo updater.
The final update of Java for Leopard was:
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 J2SE 1.4.2 is no longer being updated to fix bugs or security issues and remains disabled by default in this update.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
and for Snow Leopard:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1360
Note: Java 1.6 for Leopard is 64 bit only, but for Snow Leopard it is available for both 32 and 64 bit.
http://www.roguish.com/blog/?p=266
But since August 2012 updates for Java (and especially Java Runtime Environment, which is what you actually need) must now be downloaded direct from Oracle:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1637588.h tml
Further information here:
What Java update do I download for os 10.5.8
