Mt Lion Java on everyday usage

[Alexander Zuev]

Emile,

   let's compose the step-by-step instruction here.

1. Go to the 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
2. Look for the table named "Java Platform, Standard Edition" and inside 
click on the "Download" button under the word JDK (not JRE).
This will lead you to the page with the list of all available downloads 
for the latest version of JDK (at the moment it's Java 7 update 15).
3. At the table "Java SE Development Kit 7u15" in the header check the 
radio button "Accept License Agreement" and then press on the link in 
the line that starts with the "Mac OS X x64", the .dmg file with the 
installer will start downloading.
4. Once the downloading process finished, open up the .dmg file and 
launch enclosed package installer.
After installation process is finished you will have the Oracle Java7 
installed.
To check open up the console application and launch command:
java -version
Output should look somewhat like
java version "1.7.0_15"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_15-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode)

After that install the JDownloader - it will work just fine (checked it 
myself - everything works smoothly).

With best regards,
Alex

On 2/22/13 15:25, Emile Schwarz wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> first of all, please excuse my wrong doing (title) for my first porst (yesterday).
>
> I will rephrase my question: I am totally lost in the clouds.
>
> As a user point of view, and because troubles with Lion (and prior versions), I installed Mt Lion.
>
> I DO NOT WANT TO USE browser java.
>
> Now, I wanted to use JDownloader and I get a message telling me that I do not have Java installed and propose me to install Java 1.6.
>
> I will do that because I have to go ahead, but it seems strange to me to have to install Apple Java (the old one) when Oracle Java (the younger one) is already installed.
>
> Now, this afternoon, I will install NetBeans 7.3 and I hope I will not have troubles.
>
> For the record:
> can you tell me what is the actual java situation for end users and for developers.
>
> a.k.a. what each one have to install for their java use ?
>
> TIA,
>
> Emile