All Questions
22
questions
14
votes
2
answers
13k
views
What is the task "java" (parent process "launchd") doing on MacOS X?
I have a process called "java" showing up in my Activity Monitor that uses a good amount of CPU (4 - 8% average, 20 - 80% on occasion). It reports that "launchd" is its parent process.
Any idea what ...
- 275
7
votes
1
answer
3k
views
How to recover /usr/libexec/java_home executable on Mac OS X 10.8.5?
Today I accidentally delete the /usr/libexec/java_home executable on my Mac OS X 10.8.5 (Mountain Lion) while trying to install latest JDK. Then, I realized that homebrew (package manager) and some ...
- 243
6
votes
4
answers
3k
views
Poor Flash performance on Mac OS X?
I've been using Mac OS for almost 3 years now. What I have noticed couple of months ago, and what annoys me more and more over time, is that any Adobe Flash applications, content or adverts on website ...
- 161
6
votes
2
answers
37k
views
Uninstall Java on Mac OS X?
I'm working on a trouble shooting document for some desktop software that runs in Java. One of the last resort steps is to completely uninstall and reinstall the Java runtime. In Windows XP this can ...
- 63
5
votes
6
answers
11k
views
Android SDK emulator freezes on a Mac running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
I'm having trouble running the Android SDK on both of my Macs running OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard. This appears to be a 64-bit vs. 32-bit issue, as Snow Leopard now defaults to 64-bit everything, ...
- 623
4
votes
1
answer
10k
views
After upgrade to OSX Mavericks: "Unable to find any JVMs matching version 1.6"
After upgrading my work notebook from Mountain Lion (10.8.5) to the Mavericks (10.9.4) this weekend, everytime I open the terminal I now get the following error message:
Unable to find any JVMs ...
- 165
4
votes
1
answer
880
views
Mac OS X: Java Applet requests "unrestricted acces"
My bank has a Java applet that requests "unrestricted access" to my computer.
Obviously, this seems a little 1984 to me... What happens when you allow this? Is the applet allowed
(Root) access to ...
- 1,840
3
votes
1
answer
2k
views
How to have to two different versions of Java on the same computer in OS X
I got an iMac with OS X 10.11.2 El Capitan. I have installed the latest version of Java SE. However, I have a problem with running some Max for Live effects because Max for Live requires Java SE6 in ...
3
votes
2
answers
6k
views
I keep getting a Java incoming connections pop up
I keep getting the following message, "Do you want the application “java” to accept incoming network connections?"
First of all, what application? Second, if it's part of the browser, which sometimes ...
- 2,204
2
votes
4
answers
9k
views
Java -version reporting wrong version on Mac OSX Mountain Lion
I just installed Oracle's Java version 7u7 on my Mac (running OSX Mountain Lion). However, when I run java -version it still displays the old version (6u29).
How do I fix this? Do I even need to fix ...
2
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Java (1.6.0_15) not working on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.2). Why?
I haven't used Java or visited any sites that use java applets in quite some time. However, today I did happen to run across a website that does have a java applet and to my surprise I get the ...
- 5,126
1
vote
3
answers
2k
views
How to install Java on Snow Leopard?
I am a new Mac user. I need to install Java on my Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
How do I accomplish this?
- 133
1
vote
1
answer
5k
views
Setup Mac OS JAVA_HOME
I have fresh installation of OS X El Captain version 10.11.5. In my .bash_profile I did setup Java home as
export JAVA_HOME=$(/usr/libexec/java_home)
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH
However if I ...
- 111
1
vote
1
answer
4k
views
Java uninstalled but still java -version is showing 1.7?
I am just testing my desktop application for mac, it requires java 7. I have uninstalled java and I want to reinstalled it. But when I type java -version in terminal it still shows 1.7.
I am a new bee ...
- 141
1
vote
1
answer
695
views
Two versions of java installed in two locations on my mac, which is right?
I am having trouble with java install locations. I am using a mac running 10.9.2 and i have two versions of java installed jdk 1.7.0 & jdk 1.6.0 but both installs are in different locations.
jdk ...
- 111