#JAVA FOR MAC FOR MAC OS X#

This was the stupidest thing Oracle could do with Java.

Configure Environment Variables Prerequisite: Java. Oracle specifically BROKE the Java sandbox, allowing Java to interact directly with computer systems. Follow these step by step instructions to get Tomcat up and running on your Mac OS X machine in no time. Why is Java over the Internet now so dangerous? Thank Oracle, who obtained Java when they bought Sun Microsystems. Check up on their reputation and verify they are NOT Trojans. So avoid running mysterious Java apps you know nothing about. Trojan horse Java applications are possible. Just be sure you run Java apps, off the Internet, from reliable developers.

Oracle and only support Java 7 and later, and only on 64 bit systems. For issues related to Apple Java 6 on Mac, contact Apple Support.

#JAVA FOR MAC FOR MAC OS X#

NOTE: Running Java applications off the Internet is not typically a problem. For Mac OS X 10.6 and below, use the Software Update feature (available on the Apple menu) to check that you have the most up-to-date version of Java 6 for your Mac. But for the sake of simplicity and the ability to reinstate the Java Plug-In whenever you may want to actually use it on the Internet, I'd leave everything else in place. There are other Java bits and pieces you could trash. Java now cannot run in them over the Internet, which is where Java is particularly dangerous. I have them in a folder labeled 'Internet Plug-ins (disabled)' inside the Library folder.ģ) QUIT and restart all your web browsers.

I advise that you store these files somewhere, just in case you want to use them later for some odd purpose. Yes, that includes Apple's own alias file 'ugin'. A quick and simple way to DISABLE running JAVA over the Internet (if you have Admin privileges):Ģ) Remove from this directory everything listed as 'Java'.

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