Java SE 6 on Yosemite?

Just wanted to add my comments that I couldn't open Finale (a music note writing program) after installing Yosemite. Nice to read I'm not the only one!!

I installed Java 8 as you recommended, but my software is still asking for Java 6 runtime. It's software from my church, which has always worked perfectly, but now won't open without Java 6. (I upgraded to Yosemite.) Can I install Java 6, too? Where do I find it?

Thank you. Cheryl

Chermai,

I kept clicking around on Apple sites and the Java site and finally found a link to download Java 6. Keep poking around and you'll find it. Sorry I don't have a direct link for you.😟

Laurel

This solution (the link to the download) solved the issue also with other programs creating the same problem (in my case Symantec Endpoint Protection). Thank you!

This linked worked for me. I couldn't open FamilySearch Indexing or my Finale 2014 music program. First I installed the Java 8 update like everyone had said but it didn't work. So I went back and installed Java 6SE from apple's link: Java for OS X 2014-001

Everything appears to work now. Good luck! 🙂

Hi guys,

I have read all messages relevant to Java SE runtime issues which pop up now and then on my Mac (Yosemite). However annoying it may be, it does not seem to affect my Mac performance at all. I have Java 8u45 as detected by Java website. To get Java 6 as suggested by a few, I went to Java Archive but could not find the right Java 6 for OS X operating systems; most of them are for Linux, Solaris and Windows! So I am stuck like the rest of you but would rather wait until perhaps Apple resolves with Oracle. It would be nice if we hear anything direct from Apple such as an official statement on how to get round this problem rather than leave us to the task as end-users!!!

Regards

P.S. The above post by choochababy with a link drew blank unfortunately! :-(

***SOLVED***

In case you don't want to install JRE6 at all and simply use JRE8 without symlinking it to the JRE6 either you can do the following:

Copy the Info.plist located at the path named below to e.g. ~/Desktop/:

/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk.1.8.<…>/Contents/

and then replace

    <key>JVMCapabilities</key>

    <array>

    <string>CommandLine</string>

    </array>

with the following:

    <key>JVMCapabilities</key>

    <array>

    <string>JNI</string>

    <string>BundledApp</string>

    <string>WebStart</string>

    <string>Applets</string>

    <string>CommandLine</string>

    </array>

Afterwards copy the file back to its original location (you need administrator rights). For this change to take effect you need to restart your computer. The dialog for Java 6 should shouldn't appear anymore and Photoshop should launch just fine using JRE8.

On a related note it appears that this plist change sticks even after updates done through the Java Preference Panel in the System Preferences.

I get the same message that doughboy04690 received when installing GPS software for a new athletic watch. I followed the link recommended by TomNYC, and downloaded the file. When I tried to open the disk image I received this message:

Any suggestions?

Sounds great, but when I opened this folder (VirtualMachines) it was empty!

Shrinktofit: I would check to see if java is installed, and what version is installed. To do this, do the following:

Open terminal and type the following command:

javac -version

I have javac 1.8.0_25

You can download java jdk from:

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

If you have to download java jdk, try my previous steps after you install.

Hope that helps.

I checked and this is what came up:

MacPro:~ (USR) javac -version

No Java runtime present, requesting install.

MacPro:~ (USR) sudo -s

Password:

bash-3.2# softwareupdate --list

Software Update Tool

Copyright 2002-2012 Apple Inc.

Finding available software

No new software available.

bash-3.2# softwareupdate --install Java runtime

Software Update Tool

Copyright 2002-2012 Apple Inc.

Finding available software

runtime: No such update

Java: No such update

No updates are available.

This dispite the fact I did download and install Java 8-25, which was confirmed by java test screen. ***???

Doughboy,

Thanks for the link. It fixed by Arduino problem and saved me many hours of headaches. 🙂

Check this!!!

http://thegothicparty.com/dev/article/how-to-install-legacy-java-se-6-runtime-fo r-mac-10-10/

Had the same problem. You still need java 6 to run in my case adobe software. this is what solved that:

About Java for OS X 2014-001 - Apple Support

Please stop posting this link over and over. It is of no use whatsoever. The actual download for Java 6 is here:

Java for OS X 2014-001

It has already been linked to many times in this topic. There's nothing else to add.