Java has plenty of real-world applications and uses, but because it has been used as an attack vector in the past, Apple has made OS X reasonably aggressive in limiting Java on Macs. As a result, ...

Whatever the case, if you need Java JRE or Java JDK in OS X 10.11 or later, here’s how you can install it. To be clear, if you do not need Java, you should not install Java. And if you’re not sure ...

Apple has made Java for OS X 10.7 Lion available as a downloadable installation, or like Rosetta as an optional installation whenever you launch an application that requires it. Topher Kessler ...

Java used to be deeply embedded in OS X, but in recent versions of the OS it's an optional install. Here is how to check to see if it is installed, and how to disable or remove it. Topher Kessler ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Oracle has announced that it will be releasing and updating Java for OS X direct to users, avoiding the kind of ...

Apple's latest release of Java SE 6 for Mac OS X marks the end of the company's efforts to maintain Java releases for the Mac platform itself. Yesterday, the company released "Java for Mac OS X 10.6 ...

Apple has further distanced itself from Oracle’s Java software framework with a Mac update released on Wednesday that removes a Java plugin from all Mac-compatible Web browsers. Users who install the ...

This is a Java library providing methods to get normalized OS and architecture name based on os.name and os.arch system properties. The normalized names provided by this library is useful for platform ...