Tiger (Java 1.5/5) on Tiger (Mac OSX 10.4)

May 02, 2005

Apple has released Java 1.5 as a manual download with no plans to release J2SE 5.0 for earlier releases of Mac OS X. Which I guess means that its not going to show up in Software Update for quite some time. Additionally applications requiring J2SE 5.0 / JDK 1.5 must explicitly request version 1.5.

Java 1.5 for Mac OS X is currently based on J2SE 5.0 Update 2 (JDK version 1.5.0_02) - Sun is currently shipping Update 3 for Windows, Linux and Solaris.

Mac OS X 10.4 does allow all 3 (1.3, 1.4, and 1.5) JDK versions to be installed at the same time.

This is kind of a bummer - while I am glad to see that I will be able to code, and run Java 1.5 apps on my Mac - Java 1.5 was released about 9 months ago, and its finally just available as a manual download. This leaves me very curious as to why Apple doesn't want to make Java 1.5 the default JVM on Tiger. Does anyone have any thoughts on that?

See Apple's Java FAQ for more info.

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On 05/05/2005 at 10:16:27 PM EDT simon wrote:

it's wierd given that apple profess to being so committed to java. i also find it a real pain in the ass.

On 09/14/2005 at 10:44:45 AM EDT sebas wrote:

Tell me about it, I don't wanna upgrade to tiger due to the fact that iut is slower at least on ibooks.

On 12/31/2005 at 6:12:26 PM EST josh wrote:

because apple stinks!!! get a dell

On 04/12/2006 at 9:19:58 PM EDT Phu wrote:

How do I update java 1.5 on my Mac OS Tiger computer? Thanks

On 09/24/2006 at 10:54:44 AM EDT katja Mink wrote:

i try get get java 1.5 on my mac os tiger too and it won't work, i need help!!!

On 10/11/2006 at 4:58:54 PM EDT Jodie wrote:

Get a Dell? Are you smoking crack? Dells are for grandmas and idiots who still surf the web with AOL.

On 11/01/2006 at 10:14:33 AM EST Kyaw wrote:

After i installed java 1.5, most java application does not work. All blank windows. i am looking seriously for the solution. cannot uninstall once updated according to apple web site. shit!

On 11/01/2006 at 10:17:40 AM EST Kyaw wrote:

any help how to solve remove java 1.5 on tiger is greately appreciate

On 11/19/2006 at 1:27:58 PM EST Mark wrote:

Same here. All blank windows. HELP

On 11/20/2006 at 6:09:12 AM EST Kyaw wrote:

I reinstalled OS X to solve the problem. I don't know how to prevent not to happen again though. --- kyaw

On 03/17/2007 at 11:54:40 PM EDT Alex wrote:

I am having a MAJOR trouble with this mac ...

I'm using eclipse ... that works just fine on windows PC and a mac G4. But I just got this intel-based MacBook, and every-time I compile something on any SDK application [eclipse, Xcode, Netbeans].. it takes around 1 min or something to complete it and run it... when it usually takes just a few secs ...

Do you have any idea why this could be? I kind of really need to get this going so if any of you have seeing this and fix it PLEASE LET ME KNOW?

On 10/14/2007 at 9:19:27 AM EDT Phil Gysen wrote:

Need Java 1.5 also to run Limewire under Tiger.

Anybody have tips?

On 01/10/2008 at 2:30:24 AM EST Anonymous wrote:

limwire says you need java 1.5 but when you download 1.5, it doesnt work because it isnt compatible with tiger

On 04/27/2008 at 4:24:56 PM EDT jloco wrote:

tring to down load lime wire but it is saying that i have an application missing so it can't open lime wire also need java 1.5 but i can't seem to find the right 1. just tring to down load music.

On 04/27/2008 at 4:33:08 PM EDT jloco wrote:

i see alot of questions not enough answers? does anybody KNOW the deal

On 04/20/2009 at 4:29:23 AM EDT zac wrote: