Mac – How to install, specific version of Java by command line on Mac? It’s Possible

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It's possible to install an old version of Java by command line in Mac, it's possible?

I am trying install java 1.6.0.17, but i can't find this version for Mac OS. I think it's possible to intall it by command line with terminal. But i don't know the correct way todo this.

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It's possible it install various versions of java.

It's not possible to be of more assistance without details on what versions you have and some explanation of what your sticking point is.

Oracle does not distribute 1.6 for OS X so you'll need to get an update from Apple to get that version.

The simplest way would be to install older OS on to virtual machines if you don't run the specific OS X version that was current when Java 1.6 was current.

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The oracle Java 7 does not remove the Apple supplied Java 6. It does however change /usr/bin/java to start the Oracle Java.

To start a jar with Java 6 instead of just using java on the command line put in the full path to the java i.e. /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java

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The Java Control panel in System Preferences refers to the Java Applet Plugin (JRE) that is made available to Safari and other browsers.

If you use the Help>Installed Plugins you should see a version signature if it is enabled The latest JRE reports

application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.7.0_13

The java you are looking at with java -version is the one installed with the full JDK. You need to download the installer for that separately now from Oracle When installed java -version should report

java version "1.7.0_13"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_13-b20)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode)

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