JAVA 7 on Mac OS X 10.5.8?!

Hi, Java 7 is out for 10.5.8

Locate the version of Java that’s installed on your Mac OS X system.

1. Open the Utilities folder and run the Terminal application.

2. Type java -version and press Enter.

(space between java & -v important)

The version of Java that you have installed will then be displayed on the screen.

Does that command line actually download then newer Java if it is not present?

Not that I'm aware of, but can't remember if I tried it on a system without Java.

There has been no update available for Java on Leopard since 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 J2SE 1.4.2 is no longer being updated to fix bugs or security issues and remains disabled by default in this update.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 Intel Macs running versions of Mac OS X 10.5. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1359

BDAqua,

Where did you find that Java 7 is available for 10.5.8? Or is Klaus's information correct? The Mac OS X link in your post goes to a 404 not found page.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5454046?answerId=23421546022#23421546022&tstart=495#23421546?tstart=495 says that Java 7 requires 10.7.3. So inquiring minds want to know!

Sorry, poor wording choice on my part, by OUT I meant out of the question. 😊😕😢➖

Thanks for the clarification. 😟 At least we know the truth now.

Mustardwasabi,

Sorry, but it appears you'll need to decide if Java 7 is worth the upgrade. You lose access to Rosetta in the process unless you install 10.6 server on a 10.7.3 or later machine, or use 10.6.8 or earlier on a separate partition, or hard drive. The upside is, some things may only work on the older Java. So you be the judge of what you need.