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I've just installed Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion I'm trying to install a JDK version 6 There's no Mac package for version 6 on the Oracle downloads: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk6u37-downloads-1859587.html
But there is one for JDK version 7 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7u9-downloads-1859576.html
Is there somewhere else I can get a Mac package for JDK 6?
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Version 6 is the product version, while 1.6. 0 is the developer version. The number 6 is used to reflect the evolving level of maturity, stability, scalability and security of Java SE.
Mac OS X 10.7. 3 and above: Under System Preferences click on the Java icon to access the Java Control Panel which will list your Java version. If you do not see a Java icon under System Preferences, Java 7 or later versions is not installed.
In macOS, the JDK installation path is /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-10. jdk/Contents/Home . The root directory of the JDK software installation.
Java SE 6. Java SE 6 is the current major release of the Java SE platform. Sun endeavors to foster the highest level of transparency and collaboration on the platform with the Java community through Project JDK 6, resulting in the following key features.
As I recall, the first time you do something that needs Java the OS will ask if you want to install it, and version 6 is what you get. According to this page, typing java -version in the Terminal is enough to trigger the prompt.
For the JDK (and not the runtime), you'll need to log into developer.apple.com, search for java, and download the Java for OS X 2012-006 Developer Package. I just did this on my MacBook and now have javac 1.6.0_37.
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