I keep getting a Java update notification of El Capitan: "Java 8 Update 65 build 17 is available, you have Java 8 Update 51". I install the update, at it seem so succeed, but a day or two later I get the same notification.
I'm pretty sure I have installed both Apple's version of Java and Oracles. Is this a problem?
Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11), iPhone 6, iPad 2
You should be able to turn off those notifications in the Java preference pane.
Thanks. I don't want to turn off notifications, I want to properly update the software.
I had this annoying problem on my wife's MacBook Pro.
Check System Preferences for a Java preference pane. Control-click on the Java preference pane to remove it.
Thanks. I do have that Pref Pane. But it's unclear what that will accomplish if I remove it. It does not seem it would uninstall the Oracle version, would it? And then it would leave the Apple version in place?
I think that is a remnant of the unwanted version. Now neither my wife's MacBook Pro nor mine has a Java preference pane.
Then you'll have to refer to Oracle for support. I don't know why their update mechanism doesn't work.
Oracle are pretty poor Mac programmers - this Applies to all their Mac projects e.g. MySQL, VirtualBox, and especially Java. I have seen previous issues relating to how and where they store version numbers in their software as an example, although Apple themselves with their own Java 6 installer are just as bad.
I would suggest that if the update process is not working properly that you download the latest full installer from http://www.java.com and try reinstalling the entire thing.
With regards to deleting the Java System Preference pane, this might stop the nag messages but it will mean you will not be able to install any further updates automatically and might as a result find one day not too far away that Apple have disabled the version of Java you currently have installed as a security risk.
After removing the control panel and installing Java for OS X 2015-001, I expected the control panel to be back. But it did not come back.
I fought this issue through several OS upgrades and that is the thing that seems to be the cause.
Currently none of our Macs have the Java control panel installed and they are happy.
Java for OS X 2015-001 is nothing really to do with Oracles Java i.e. the one that adds the System Preference pane. Java for OS X 2015-001 is Java JRE 1.6 and Oracles is now Java JRE 1.8 (used to be 1.7).
It is common to have both installed. The System Preference pane is only for Oracle's version.
Ok, thanks for that bit of info. I guess that means that (a) Oracle's Java can't properly do an update - tried that many time to get rid of that message and (b) Oracle's Java is not needed.
Duane wrote:
Ok, thanks for that bit of info. I guess that means that (a) Oracle's Java can't properly do an update - tried that many time to get rid of that message and (b) Oracle's Java is not needed.
I have had some versions of Oracle's Java do successful updates but I currently use a different mechanism i.e. Munki to distribute such updates in our company.
Oracle's version of Java JRE was 1.7 and is now 1.8. Remember Apple's was/is still 1.6. Some Java applications particularly Java Development Environments requires a newer version of Java than 1.6. I believe for example that the widely used Eclipse IDE requires a minimum of Java JRE 1.7.
Java vs. Java on El Capitan (Endless Update Notification)
