Apple releases Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 · 5:48 pm · 20 Comments

Apple today released Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1 which adds Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_05 to your Mac.

This release does not change the default version of Java.

This release is only for Mac OS X v10.5.2 and later, and should not be installed on earlier versions of Mac OS X.

This release is for 64-bit Intel-based Macs only and cannot run on PowerPC-based or 32-bit Intel-based Macs.

More info and download link (57MB) here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "RadDoc" for the heads up.]

Categories: MacDailyNews, News

20 Comments

Jim - TIV

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 5:57 pm · Reply

Totally Snaptastic!

Jim - TIV

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 5:57 pm · Reply

oh yeah, firstgasm and all that.

Macintosh

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:07 pm · Reply

OMG, I am soooooo excited! I am, like, totally going to install it right now! Yay! Wooooo Hoooooooo!

Macintosh

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:08 pm · Reply

It’s downloading!!! 3 more minutes!!!!

Wha

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:12 pm · Reply

Oh yeah. When the diddie comes to your iMac… yay Java! But when Sun wants to port Java to the iPhone you’re all like “no way!”.

You guys are like women. Nuts.

(i’m downloading it right now too … eeeee!)

Macintosh

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:17 pm · Reply

I was being sarcastic by the way… What the hell does this even do for my computer? Anyone?

Wha

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:20 pm · Reply

I’m not. I really went “eeeee!”

Ampar

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:22 pm · Reply

“You guys are like women. Nuts.”

Someone’s played a mean joke on you if that’s what you think women are dangling. (j/k)

bjh

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:33 pm · Reply

Ampar, “wha” is probably Ronaldo…

Buster

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:44 pm · Reply

My Mac is not only snappier, its zippier too! Beat that!

Wha is not Ronaldo

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 6:50 pm · Reply

Wha’s not Ronaldo. Wha is Wha. I need be here as reality check for all of the minions that appear on MDN. I have no false slant for I am always right. Everything I say is plain simple fact… and my wife has nuts so I don’t understand what you people are getting at.

Jim

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 7:32 pm · Reply

64 bit only? Why?

Davidlow

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 9:30 pm · Reply

“This release does not change the default version of Java” ??
It installs itself but doesn’t replace the previous version??

Cubert

Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 11:55 pm · Reply

Uhhhhh…….What?

Boyarsky

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 2:23 am · Reply

Ummm I find it interesting it is Intel only.

Is this the start of the end for PPC Support from Apple? My G5 works great and handles everything I throw at it..

They’ve gotta keep updating things in the PPC end of OS X..

Makes me wonder…

Macaday

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 2:43 am · Reply

Good, helpful advice there Reality Check – thanks.

Wha

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 6:35 am · Reply

“They’ve gotta keep updating things in the PPC end of OS X..”

Did Steve Jobs, in the keynote where he talked about the switch to Intel, say anything on how long they were planning on supporting the PPC platform? You oughta find that keynote.

Blue Dream

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 9:39 am · Reply

I just broke my neck and set fire rushing to download an update yet again to the unused ball and chain.

Steve

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 10:51 am · Reply

The update is for Intel Core2Duo’s only. Not Power PC’s, and not Intel Core Duo’s. The default is still Java 5, but will run Java 6. I’ve read a report saying Safari presently doesn’t support Java 6 (because it’s 32-bit).

Ampar

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 11:44 am · Reply

“I’ve read a report saying Safari presently doesn’t support Java 6 (because it’s 32-bit).”

There’s a warning note in Leopard’s Java Preferences utility. If you select Java 6 in Java Preferences (after installing), a note next to the selection tells you that apps in Safari will default back to Java 5 because it is only 32-bit compatible.