Java Preferences app missing after java update

I can´t even write sh it ¡¡¡¡¡

I'm completely sick of it. However, I develop Java software, so I don't have any choice.

Yes. That's basically it. I may have also tried to run the Java 6 installer at some point after changing the symlinks, but I beleive it wouldn't run successfully. (Something about already having a newer version of Java installed).

Gerry, it´s reallly sad. How long have you been developing on this platform?

Apple doesn't want you to worry about this that why they're not supporting Java and they've hardly srung the news on folks. There have just been too many exploits and Apple doesn't it's OS to be vulnerable.

Read this article

Don´t know if cry or laugh....

Java IS NOT a part of OS. But i want to have the choice of install it and run it. And, Why not? the choice to have any vulnerabilities i like. Its my choice. Not Apple´s.

But trifero, it is your choice. Java is there and it's free.

Suuuuuuuure. As long as you don´t take the update. I recall you, that´s where all this discussion came to light.

Yes, Apple wrote an article on the update that did not alert folks that it would disable java browser plug-in.

It was later amended. I'm not sure exactly what you want to take them to task for now, but as far I'm concerned I've moved past this minor inconvenience.

Have you seen Apple's latest Java for OS X 2012-006: How to re-enable the Apple-provided Java SE 6 applet plug-in and Web Start functionality?

anyberry1 wrote:

MadMacs0, you're missing the point. I don't care about java browser plugin.

Yes, I did realize that. I was responding to macjack's side discussion with trifero

Yes, I just saw it earlier, thanks for pointing out. Bookmarked!

For those of us using the command line, you can use java_home to "pick" the JDK even though the Java Preferences app has been removed and without mucking with CurrentJDK (which is what I used to do until I found this trick). This can be used to set your JAVA_HOME such as adding the following to your ~/.bash_profile:

export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home`

Assuming whatever you do uses JAVA_HOME (such as maven), your golden

By default, java_home returns the 'default', which is Java 7:

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_09.jdk/Contents/Home

You can see all the possible options using -V:

> /usr/libexec/java_home -V

Matching Java Virtual Machines (5):

1.7.0_09, x86_64: "Java SE 7" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_09.jdk/Contents/Home

1.7.0_07, x86_64: "Java SE 7" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_07.jdk/Contents/Home

1.7.0_06, x86_64: "Java SE 7" /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_06.jdk/Contents/Home

1.6.0_37-b06-434, x86_64: "Java SE 6" /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home

1.6.0_37-b06-434, i386: "Java SE 6" /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home

Once you know what you have and which you want, you can specify:

/usr/libexec/java_home -d64 -v 1.6.0_37

Or to choose the latest installed 1.6.X:

/usr/libexec/java_home -d64 -v 1.6*

Check the man page for java_home for additional details