Java used to be deeply embedded in OS X, but in recent versions of the OS it's an optional install. Here is how to check to see if it is installed, and how to disable or remove it.

Problems with Oracle's Java 7 runtime may require OS X users to switch back to Java 6, but currently there is no direct means of doing so. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been ...

Launch the Terminal in OS X Yosemite and type the following command: java -version. If you do not currently have Java installed, you’ll get a message that says “No Java runtime present, requesting ...

Whatever the case, if you need Java JRE or Java JDK in OS X 10.11 or later, here’s how you can install it. To be clear, if you do not need Java, you should not install Java. And if you’re not sure ...

And download the file ‘Java for OS X 2014-001’. (You may not be able to open that web page in Safari. We would recommend opening it in Firefox or Chrome instead, but clearing the cookies in ...

Oracle announced on Tuesday that it will start offering direct downloads and auto-updates to Java on OS X beginning with the release of Java Standard Edition 7 Update 6. Users can download the ...