ID: IRCNE2012101648
Date: 2012-10-20
According to "computerworld", Apple yesterday started scrubbing most Macs of older Java browser plug-ins, a move that will force users to download the software from Oracle. The company also patched Java for OS X, the second time Apple synchronized its Java security update with Oracle's, releasing its patches for OS X the same day as the Java software maker.
Along with the Java patches, Apple beefed by OS X security by uninstalling old browser plug-ins for the software.
"This update uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all Web browsers," Apple said in a support document.
Apple's Java update for Snow Leopard did something different: "On systems that have not already installed Java for Mac OS X 10.6 update 9 or later, this update will configure Web browsers to not automatically run Java applets," Apple stated.
After the Lion and Mountain Lion update is applied, users who browse to websites that require Java will see the message "Missing plug-in," and can then proceed to the Oracle site to download the newest version of Java 7 and its browser plug-in.
Users running Java 6 and earlier can grab the update for their version of OS X by triggering Software Update from the Apple menu. Java 7 can be updated by downloading the new version, Java SE Runtime Environment 7u9, from Oracle's website.
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