Hello there,
I updated my iMac from OS X 10.6.8 to 10.8.2 a month ago. Recently, I noticed that my Java version (1.6.37) on my computer is outdated, as 1.6.39 has now been released.
My question is: how do I update my Java from 1.6.37 to 1.6.39 on OS X 10.8.2?
Thanks for any and all help,
Mark
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
If Apple has updated it, there will be an update in Software Update. Here it is if it doesn't: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1573
Apple has stopped building the JRE/JDK themseleves and left it up to Oracle. I don't know how long Apple will continue updated Java 1.6. Oracle has released Java 1.7 JRE/JDKs.
I downloaded that one, which yielded an error message saying that it can only be run on OS X 10.6.
So, am I alone for now in regards to updating Java6?
Yes, I believe so. There's no way to run Java 1.6 applets on Mountain Lion at this time, to my knowledge.
"Java for OS X 2012-006 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_37. "
That's specifically not helpful, in light of the original question.
You are correct. Since the link Barney-15E provided didn't work, I was only trying to provide a link that did work. Sorry you took offense. I'll stop at that.
Java 1.6 Update 39 - Mac OS X 10.8.2?
