Archived - Mac OS X v10.5: About Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6

Summary

Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 delivers improved reliability, security, and compatibility for J2SE 5.0 and Java SE 6. Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 6 supersedes all previous updates of Java for Mac OS X v10.5.

Products Affected

Java, Mac OS X v10.5

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This release updates J2SE 5.0 to 1.5.0_22, and updates Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_17. J2SE 1.4.2 is no longer being updated to fix issues and is therefore disabled by default in this update.

This release requires Mac OS X v10.5.8.

This release of J2SE 5.0 supports all Intel and PowerPC-based Macs. Java SE 6 is available on 64-bit Intel-based Macs only.

Additional Information

For information about the security content of this update, please see this article.

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