Help me get rid of this JAVA command-line error

[OldManJimbo]

This damn thing keeps popping up at random times.
I have tried numerous times to adjust my Safari settings to address this.
No luck.

 

[Princess Cake]

That thing annoyed me for months until I finally realized you have to install the JDK its talking about. Either "More Info..." or "OK" one of those will load Safari and take you to the Java website where you have to install the correct Java devkit. I haven't the flakiest clue what its for, I'm not Javascript developer... all I know is once I installed the developer kit it finally shut the heck up >o<

 

[Valashtar]

When did this start?

I'd bet money that you have the very very old Facebook Video Calling plugin installed. Check your ~/Library/Internet Plugins folder, and delete the FB plugin if you see it. (You may also have other plugins that depend on java, but unless there's something you're aware that you absolutely must have, trash those too).

DON'T install java just to make it go away! Java is a pretty common source of computer-compromising bugs; definitely not something you want running in a web browser or on your computer period.

 

[OldManJimbo]

When did this start?

I'd bet money that you have the very very old Facebook Video Calling plugin installed. Check your ~/Library/Internet Plugins folder, and delete the FB plugin if you see it. (You may also have other plugins that depend on java, but unless there's something you're aware that you absolutely must have, trash those too).

DON'T install java just to make it go away! Java is a pretty common source of computer-compromising bugs; definitely not something you want running in a web browser or on your computer period.

[doublepost=1512136038][/doublepost]I did have a Facebook Video Calling file, and three others that didn't look familiar. All now in the trash. We'll see if that solves the problem. THANKS

 

[Valashtar]

[doublepost=1512136038][/doublepost]I did have a Facebook Video Calling file, and three others that didn't look familiar. All now in the trash. We'll see if that solves the problem. THANKS

You're very welcome. Check ~/Library/LaunchAgents and ~/Library Application\ Support for anything Facebook as well - I seem to recall the launchagent being the most problematic. Hope that sorts it!

 

[OldManJimbo]

Cool. The earlier deletions seemed to have worked until yesterday when the little JAVA things started popping up again. Just went into the Library and deleted a bunch of App Support files from programs I haven't used in years.

 

[RootBeerMan]

As far as I have been able to figure out, the prompt has nothing to do with any browser. It appears whether there is a browser active or not. I've deleted stuff to no effect. The solution, as shown in a post at Apple's KB is to download an old version of Java, (I followed the prompt and downloaded the version it points to and it did nothing to make it go away).

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-to-get-rid-of-java-prompt.2079312/

 

[OldManJimbo]

As far as I have been able to figure out, the prompt has nothing to do with any browser. It appears whether there is a browser active or not. I've deleted stuff to no effect. The solution, as shown in a post at Apple's KB is to download an old version of Java, (I followed the prompt and downloaded the version it points to and it did nothing to make it go away).

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-to-get-rid-of-java-prompt.2079312/

[doublepost=1512603979][/doublepost]Dropping the computer into a bath of salt water probably wouldn't help.

 

[OldManJimbo]

Found this through a Google search. Not sure it works, but it's worth a try:

https://www.theitsage.com/fix-java-command-line-tool-popup-mac/

 

[RootBeerMan]

Yeah, that's what Apple recommended in a link in my thread. I went ahead and downloaded and installed it, (as I'm tired of that damned prompt interrupting me when I'm busy). We'll see if it works. Only problem I have is that it's an older, less secure version of Java and won't be as secure. Time will tell.

 

[RootBeerMan]

Well, so far, so good. After installing the older version of java the prompt has not returned. Now to see what the older version does in the long run, security-wise.