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I’ve just installed Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion
I’m trying to install a JDK version 6
There’s no Mac package for version 6 on the Oracle downloads:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk6u37-downloads-1859587.html
But there is one for JDK version 7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7u9-downloads-1859576.html
Is there somewhere else I can get a Mac package for JDK 6?
As I recall, the first time you do something that needs Java the OS will ask if you want to install it, and version 6 is what you get. According to this page, typing
java -versionin the Terminal is enough to trigger the prompt.For the JDK (and not the runtime), you’ll need to log into developer.apple.com, search for
java, and download the Java for OS X 2012-006 Developer Package. I just did this on my MacBook and now havejavac 1.6.0_37.