- Java for OS X 2015-001 is what you need. Of course, the download page still refers only to 10.7-10.11.
- I had the same problem when I installed Yosemite but I was able to install the legacy java fix (Java for OS X 2014-001) from Apple's website. When I try installing that same java fix I get the following Error: Java for OS X can't be installed on this disk. A newer version of this package is already installed.
(This is the way people producing Java apps are going now, and I think it is the only way if you want to sell them on the Mac App store.) Q3. The benefit of installing java 6 is the obvious one that you can run older java apps that either require it or were built using Apple's jar bundler which doesn't talk to Oracle's Java 8.
Oracle Java Archive
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Java SEJava Client Technologies
Java 3D, Java Access Bridge, Java Accessibility, Java Advanced Imaging, Java Internationalization and Localization Toolkit, Java Look and Feel, Java Media Framework (JMF), Java Web Start (JAWS), JIMI SDK
Java Platform Technologies
Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS), JavaBeans, Java Management Extension (JMX), Java Naming and Directory Interface, RMI over IIOP, Java Cryptography Extension (JCE), Java Secure Socket Extension
Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Unlimited Strength Jurisdiction Policy Files
Java For Mac Legacy Download
The Java Cryptography Extension enables applications to use stronger versions of cryptographic algorithms. JDK 9 and later offer the stronger cryptographic algorithms by default.
The unlimited policy files are required only for JDK 8, 7, and 6 updates earlier than 8u161, 7u171, and 6u181. On those versions and later, the stronger cryptographic algorithms are available by default.
Java Database
Java DB Connectivity (JDBC), Java Data Objects (JDO)
Misc. tools and libraries
Sample Code for GSSAPI/Kerberos, Java Communications API
Java EEJava For Mac Legacy
Java Application Platform SDK, Java EE SDK, Samples
GlassFish, Sun Java System Application Server, IDE Toolkit, Java Application Verification Kit (AVK) for Enterprise, Project Metro Web Services
First Cup, Javadocs, Tutorials, Demos, Blueprints
J2EE Application Deployment, J2EE Client Provisioning, J2EE Connector Architecture, J2EE Deployment, J2EE Management, Java API for XML, Java Messaging Service (JMS), Java Servlet, Java Transaction Service (JTS), JavaMail, JavaServer Faces, Struts and Core J2EE
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