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Java 1.6, without installing Java 1.6?

WolfSnap

WolfSnap

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I installed Java 1.8, but, I have a program that apparently requires Java 1.6 -- my Drobo Dashboard (iSCSI support).

I'd like to avoid, if I can, installing the old Lion version of Java that Apple made. Anyone know how to trick the program into using the newer 1.8?
 
Most Java app bundles (.app) use Java 6 because they were compiled with Apple's Jar Bundler. To make a bundle work with latest java you must use Oracle's bundler. .jar files will use latest version though. You can work around this by using the .jar verison of the app. Go in the contents of the app and you may find a jar file somewhere in resources; try to launch it.

I had a lot of this baloney with Minecraft. Howver Minecraft, and a lot of Java software out there, are made for Java 6 and work best with it.

Read the RTF in the zip attached. It is a website I downloaded a while ago but don't have original link so I had to copy and paste into RTF
 

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poiihy said:
That's exact opposite of what OP wants. OP already has this and wants to get rid of it. xP
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Yeah, but there's no reason not to install it. Java 8 will still be the default, and 1.6 will work with the legacy apps.
 
poiihy said:
OP already has it.
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OP said s/he was looking to avoid installing it, so probably not. Yosemite removes 1.6, so it's easy to just put it back and move on. And yeah, I know I'm not answering OP's request, I'm suggesting just installing 1.6. :)
 
ebika said:
OP said s/he was looking to avoid installing it, so probably not. Yosemite removes 1.6, so it's easy to just put it back and move on. And yeah, I know I'm not answering OP's request, I'm suggesting just installing 1.6. :)
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I was hoping there was a way to avoid re-installing it. 1.6 isn't exactly cutting edge and bug free.......

Oh well, if there's really no way, then, I'll just add it, and remove it later, but, that kinda sucks :(
 
WolfSnap said:
I was hoping there was a way to avoid re-installing it. 1.6 isn't exactly cutting edge and bug free.......

Oh well, if there's really no way, then, I'll just add it, and remove it later, but, that kinda sucks :(
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poiihy gave a way to do it without installing 1.6.
 
ebika said:
poiihy gave a way to do it without installing 1.6.
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Missed that. Taking a look at it now.. But, since its a kext, I'm pretty sure I can't hack it too much without breaking it.

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poiihy said:
Most Java app bundles (.app) use Java 6 because they were compiled with Apple's Jar Bundler. To make a bundle work with latest java you must use Oracle's bundler. .jar files will use latest version though. You can work around this by using the .jar verison of the app. Go in the contents of the app and you may find a jar file somewhere in resources; try to launch it.

I had a lot of this baloney with Minecraft. Howver Minecraft, and a lot of Java software out there, are made for Java 6 and work best with it.

Read the RTF in the zip attached. It is a website I downloaded a while ago but don't have original link so I had to copy and paste into RTF
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Thanks! I'll check this out in more detail tomorrow.
 
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