Java SE 6 on Yosemite?

JAVA 6

Here's the info i get from the Apple Support Website

Java for OS X 2014-001 (bascially an old version of Java 6)

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572

JAVA 7

Here's the info i get from my own Java panel on OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Version 7 Update 71 (build 1.7.0_71-b14)

Your system has the recommended version of Java.

JAVA 8

Here's the info i get from the Java.com

You are running Mac OS X 10.10, which is currently an unsupported platform for Java 7.

Starting with Java 8 Update 20 (8u20), download and install Java 8 from oracle.com

Download options are:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.h tml

Filename is jdk-8u25-macosx-x64.dmg

Can someone make sense out of this please?

My issue is the same popup problem appearing continuously.

Also error message when opening Dreamweaver CS5:

To open “Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.app” you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime.

Thanks Lanny, I have now successfully downloaded and installed the correct Java SE Runtime on both my Macs running Yosemite. Undoubtedly now the only popup I may see is the one telling me I need the "Legacy" Java Runtime. I can live with that.

sorry, above i posted the Java 8 Development Kit instead of the Runtime Environment

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre8-downloads-2133155.h tml

You should not need Java6 (Apple SE6 Java) at all. You can run 7, but it is unsupported by Oracle. Java 8 is the recommended, 8u20+ of JRE or JDK is certified for 10.10.

Legacy applications which think they need Apple Java SE6 should be updated by developers to use the installed java available, but no developer wants to spend modifying "legacy". The path on OS X uses the SE6 legacy structure. The following indicates legacy

/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Commands/java

If this points to the correct Oracle Java once, future Oracle updates will be used as applied. This is the Oracle Java side

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/bin/java

Like the original poster, the pop-up I'm repeatedly getting (and "repeatedly" = appears about 7-10 seconds after I close it) only says "this Java application" needs Java SE 6. Is there any way to determine what application is triggering the request? I don't want to install a legacy runtime if I can just trash the application and get a newer version.

If you are not explicitly starting any application, please check Login Options in your account to see if any Startup Items are causing the automatic start.

Just removed everything from the list except iTunesHelper, then rebooted; no change.

Once the pop-up comes, up leave it up without canceling. In an OS X terminal window you can use a Unix utility called lsof to look of open files (the open file should be java) or use Activity Monitor to look for the process that has the dialog box open. If you click on that process in Activity monitor, it should tell you what is trying to run the legacy version of java.

You can also make a similar pop-up window come up by typing /usr/bin/java -version in an OS X Terminal Windows.

The parent process of "Download Java Components" is "launchd" - it doesn't seem to be linked to a specific application.

java -version asserts there is no Java version installed.

Found the relevant line in lsof:

Download 1868 **username removed** txt REG 1,5 42080 37008180 /System/Library/Java/Support/CoreDeploy.bundle/Contents/Download Java Components.app/Contents/MacOS/Download Java Components

Is there another application in the lsof output. Launchd will typically be the parent in most cases. lsof -p may provide more specific information.

The only other two lines referencing Java say:

Download 2082 **username removed** txt REG 1,5 93920 37008407 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/JavaLaunching.framework/Versions/A/JavaLaunch ing

and

Download 2082 **username removed** txt REG 1,5 129061 37007645 /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/A/Resources/WebStart.icns

Do these pop-ups stop, if Safari is shutdown?

No; they persist while Safari is shut down (app closed, not just window closed).

Does Safe Mode also show the same behavior?