download java runtime environment for os x from apple

When the installation was done, I opened the terminal and typed java -version as well.

Also there must be an alternatives kind of approach here that directly addresses the feedback from the terminal.

This package installs the same version of Java 6 included in Java for OS X 2013-005.

Which one do you guys think is better Oracle seems to have Java updated more quickly than Apple.

But you can get some FAQ and install from here: java.comendownloadfaqjavamac.xml but i did not try it out.

When you install the XCode command line tools, you get a tool for getting the correct path, usrlibexecjavahome.

Apples java (which stops at java 6) doesnt mix with oracles quite as nicely as one might like.

In your answer, you write Afterwards, you will need to do the sudo ln -snf mentioned in the answer above.

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My intention was to only provide a direct reference to the answer that had the sudo ln -snf command.

Thanks The CLI was getting the reference to JDK 7 after installation.

However for getting the GUI apps to pickup the correct JDK this step was necessary.

Android Studio 0.3.2 insists on downloading Java 6 which Im not going to do.

And Java 6 is in fact no longer being supported so 7 is the version you should be installing at this point unless you have legacy app concerns.

Do they have one, and plan to work thru the patches for MacOSX Does the contract still allow for re-distribution Now there have been 2 Java 7 updates from Oracle since Apples last update to 6.

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Download Java Runtime Environment For Os X From Apple