macOS Upgrade to Java 6

[stevento]

I still have Tiger and I want to upgrade to Java 1.6. Every time I do a software update, it downloads and installs a new version of java supposedly, but in terminal, i run java -version and it still says 1.5.
help?

 

[Winni]

I still have Tiger and I want to upgrade to Java 1.6. Every time I do a software update, it downloads and installs a new version of java supposedly, but in terminal, i run java -version and it still says 1.5.
help?

There is no official Java 6 version available for Tiger. Apple only supports Java 6 on Leopard, and there only on the 64-Bit Intel architecture, meaning you have to have a Core 2 Duo or Xeon CPU; Core Solos and Core Duos are not supported.

However, you can try the Open Source port of Java 6 for FreeBSD, called "Soy Latte":
http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/static/soylatte/

 

[toddburch]

And, you have to go to /Applications/Utilities/Java to open the Java preferences app pain to set which JVM you want to use.

Stay on 5. Save your self some headaches.

 

[Zortrium]

I can't speak for PowerPC or Tiger users, but I've had no problem running Java 6 on my Intel Macs for all my Java stuff.

 

[toddburch]

I can't speak for PowerPC or Tiger users, but I've had no problem running Java 6 on my Intel Macs for all my Java stuff.

You obviously haven't tried writing an Applet that is destined to run in Safari.

Or been to any web sites that have applets that exploit 1.6 features.

Safari is 32 bit. JDK 1.6 on a Mac is 64 bit only.