Comments on: New Java Update 2012-006 for OS X Removes Java

By: John

John — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:46:48 +0000

It was removed because Apple believes you can use the (new) JAVA preference pane in your System Preferences to do this job now, but this is not the case.

If you want to reinstall it:

The 10.8 dmg has it under /Packages/JavaEssentials.pkg

I Googled around and found a link.

http://appleupdate.centenary.usyd.edu.au/appleupdates/content/downloads/11/30/041-4540/6JfG7McpmBmS2nbCWvJXX9GQmYhYQ8dWQJ/JavaEssentials.pkg

After the install you find your Java Preferences.app in its old place, allowing you to switch between all installed JAVA versions and allowing your Browsers to use applets again.

By: Harrynothappy

Harrynothappy — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:52:00 +0000

Both Mac OS X Lion and Mountain Lion. After java-update-2012-006 Java preferences disappears. I have been to heaven, back and all over apple,oracle&google. I simply cannot find a simple way to bring back Java preferences.
I’m beyond frustration…

Is there a simple method to restore Java Preferences ??? for Lion and Mountain Lion ???

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:20:46 +0000

Yikes! If you guys can’t figure this out, how can I, a simple, ungeekified boomer? When I get a pop-up asking if I will allow Java to upload a new thingamajig, I say Yes, allow, and then it doesn’t — saying it couldn’t find some other thingamajigs to make it so. After reading all these posts, I am ready to throw the whole computer out the window. yes, I am a Window 7 user. Sigh. Is this all really worth it?

By: Luc

Luc — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:15:36 +0000

I’m tryied to upgrade my system to ML (10.8.2), but java continue to show me bad font (not smooth)

By: George

George — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:25:49 +0000

I have no global setting for Java after the update but my Logitech Harmony Remote software continues to work and it relies on Java. I have lost complete control of Java and have Java files all over the place.

By: Luc

Luc — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:59:41 +0000

after install java 7 (on mac os x 10.7.5), I lost my nice “smooth font” in the java game (yahoo and pogo)… can someone tell me how can set it?

By: Michiel

Michiel — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:19:02 +0000

Could you tell us a link? Can’t find it anywhere on Apple Dev Center. Not even sure it’s called 2012_005

By: zam0th

zam0th — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:50:30 +0000

is there a way to get it back?

By: Corby

Corby — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:27:17 +0000

After installing java-update-2012-006 i could not submit my iOS apps to AppStore anymore. I had Oracle’s Java 7 installed and Apple’s Application Loader (which is used to upload the app’s binary to iTunesConnect if I understand correctly) crashed. It took me an hour or so to uninstall Oracle’s Java, after doing that I was able to upload my app, but the experience was frustrating.

By: Argo

Argo — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:36:27 +0000

I installed the update, but somehow the Java icon in the system preferences was still present, perhaps because I didn’t reboot, so I opened the Java control panel and updated Java from there. Now I have Java 7 update 9, which is the latest.

By: Don Ju4n

Don Ju4n — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:43:09 +0000

No sir, I didn’t reverse it. After downloading the update I got a “Missing Plugin” message in Chrome, and when I clicked on it I got sent to Oracle’s page. This is what it said
>http://i.imgur.com/R9ad7.png

By: Gumby

Gumby — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:15:37 +0000

The update uninstalls Java. They suggest installing the newest version but disabling it most browsers until you need it. Makes sense to me.

Java is the new Flash. Buggy, slow, and vulnerable to attack.

By: Ivan Glushkov

Ivan Glushkov — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:39:58 +0000

So the idea is to force the users to the newest version of Java, but you still recommend to disable even the newest version of Java. So.. if installing the newest version is still not secure enough, what’s the point of the whole hassle?

By: Kim Santos

Kim Santos — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:32:40 +0000

Don Juan,

I think you have et reversed.

Chrome runs in 32 bit on OSX whereas both Safari and Firefox runs in 64 bit.

I decided not to upgrade to keep Chrome working with Java until a 64 bit version is released.

By: Don Juan

Don Juan — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:23:09 +0000

I HEAVILY suggest you do not download this “update” if you are a Chrome user. Chrome for OSX runs in 64-bit, and after removing Java and being pointed to the Oracle website, I learned that their version of Java would not support my browser and would in turn force me to use either Safari or Firefox (both 32-bit browsers).

If you already did however install it, the previous Java version, 2012_005 restores the browser support and is available in the Apple Dev. Center.