After El Capitan install Java Command Line tool prompt won't go away

I believe that in this instance the problem lies not with Apple but with whoever makes the software that is looking for Java 6, such as Adobe.

Thank you for the clarification.

Who is the idiot who designed this OS? I don't want to install legacy java; how do I find out what program is causing the pop up?

HOW DO I MAKE THIS MORONIC FEATURE STOP without having to load stuff I dont want?

BSD Guru wrote:

Who is the idiot who designed this OS? I don't want to install legacy java; how do I find out what program is causing the pop up?

HOW DO I MAKE THIS MORONIC FEATURE STOP without having to load stuff I dont want?

Did you read the explanation for the pop-up issue or just complain about it? Some non-Apple software you have installed is the likely cause of your aggravation, not the OS. One possible culprit is Adobe, another is FaceBook.

Hi there. I have this popup problem, too, but nothing seems to work. I tried first using the Java link in the popup, then I came here and downloaded the Apple one, as suggested. But the popups remain. Anyone have any ideas what I am supposed to do now? It's driving me crazy. Thanks.

ccangel1110 wrote:

...then I came here and downloaded the Apple one, as suggested. But the popups remain...

Once you downloaded it, did you also install it. And do you use Adobe software or FaceBook?

Actually, the problem users have is with the message generated by El Capitan. El Capitan's job is to screen out and correct incompatibilities it has with Java 6 or any other Java version, thereby taking that burden away from the El Capitan user.

Additionally, any software allowed to run in an El Capitan environment is known to El Capitan, so why would not El Capitan provide the user with the precise runtime identity of any such software which is telling a user to take action, without also issuing Apple's recommended solution? And no solution should EVER contain the option to install "deprecated" software into the user's experience.

A message telling me to essentially "go read something" is not the solution users paid for. Microsoft did exactly that sort of thing for years until Apple came along with a vastly superior user interface, which intelligently and correctly presented users with operating systems free of user participation in error resolution. And we certainly DID NOT pay for Apple software which suggests we install "deprecated software" to make messages generated by that Apple software disappear.

But maybe I'm just another dumb user working for over 30 years as a software development project manager for a major software solutions company in an IT world dedicated to providing users with reliable, intuitive and safe operating systems.

That's probably it...

Bullyboy wrote:

...A message telling me to essentially "go read something" is not the solution users paid for...And we certainly DID NOT pay for Apple software which suggests we install "deprecated software" to make messages generated by that Apple software disappear...

Last time I checked, this Community was users helping other users and it was free. Moreover, if you read through page 1 of this thread, you'll notice that the advice offered solved the OP's problem. It has been a solution for other users with the same problem, and it worked for me when I ran into it.

Moreover, it's a problem related to what non-Apple software is expecting to find when run and was generally software developed before El Capitan was released. And Adobe is generally the culprit, not Apple.

Thanks for the info... however you are stepping around one point that bullboy is, not so elegantly, trying to make. That the error messages is basically useless and frustrating for an issue that Apple has been aware of for a few versions of OS. While the issue isn't theirs, it neither points the user in the right direction, because problem isn't caused by Java either, nor does it give the user any indication to which software or site is triggering the pop-up so that questions can be turned toward them for requiring depreciated code.

Which brings me to my question, is there a way to figure out what is triggering it? Because, my software is all working fine and I'd rather not install depreciated code. However, the popup windows makes want to throw my laptop through a window. I realize you are not Apple but if you or anyone else knows a way to track what is triggering the pop-up, it's much appreciated.

Actually after doing some more reading the link provided by FatMac>MacPro isn't installing something new it is modifying that which is already installed. About Java for OS X 2015-001 - Apple Support

This update uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click on the region labeled "Missing plug-in" to go download the latest version of the Java applet plug-in from Oracle.

The real question for Apple is why isn't this just included in the regular software update.

Is there any way to determine what app is asking for the JAVA - I'd just rather remove that application.

same deal. please help stop this insanity.

your link is not to an Apple version of Java. Its oracle again. same dumb problem.