It’s been a long time coming, but Java 6 on OS X has hit the end of the road for updates. Mike Swingler has posted a message to the Apple java-dev list that confirms that no further Java SE 6 updates are available for any platform, including OS X. Java for OS X 2013-005 and Java for Mac OS X v10.6 Update 17 are the latest versions available and install Java SE 6 build 1.6.0_65.
As part of this post, I’d like to say thanks to the Java folks at Apple for going above and beyond. Apple’s last Java 6 update was released in Oct 15, 2013, which was a full eight months after Oracle discontinued updates for other platforms. This allowed some vulnerabilities in Java 6 to be addressed that otherwise wouldn’t have been.
For those who need them, download links for Java for OS X 2013-005 and Java for Mac OS X v10.6 Update 17 are available below:
Java for Mac OS X v10.6 Update 17
