Apple Java For Mac Os X Update 2
Apple has posted an update to OS X and to Java. The OS X update brings the version level to 10.2.8 and includes reliability and functionality enhancements as well as the latest security updates. From Apple: The 10.2.8 Update delivers enhanced functionality and improved reliability for the following applications, services and technologies: Audio, Bluetooth, Classic compatibility, Finder, Graphics, LDAP, Power Management, Safari, and FireWire and USB device compatibility. The update also provides updated security services and includes the latest Security Updates.
From Appleis: These are some of the enhancements that are a part of the Mac OS X 10.2.8 Update: • Windows on external displays connected to some PowerBook computers are drawn better.• The Bluetooth menu bar item works better when a Bluetooth USB adapter is disconnected and reconnected.• Addresses a situation in which an external FireWire storage device would not become available (mount) and this message would appear: 'A disk attempting to mount as iunknowni has failed. Please use Disk Utility to check the disk.' • Addresses an issue in which some Bluetooth devices may not be available after the computer wakes from sleep.
Java version 7 has been around for a while now, but unfortunately Mac OS X users could not install it because there was no version available for this operating system. But, friend, that has changed and last week Oracle released version 7u4, where one of its features is that it can be installed for the operating system of the apple. Java for OS X is an Apple vetted Java environment, designed to be as highly integrated as possible within its own operating system. Java for OS X has been created to mix OS X's advanced technologies and Java's adaptability and omnipresence on almost all software platforms out there.
Since current Adobe installers and applications were built before these changes by Apple, Adobe software anticipates that Java is installed. At runtime, when you launch an Adobe application, you are prompted to install Java if it is not already installed. Or it can be installed later before you install Adobe applications. Adobe and Apple have worked together to ensure that you can install Java at OS install time. Java 8 for mac yosemite.