Down for Maintenance on Friday January 15th from 8AM - 10AM PT (4-6 PM GMT, Friday). After installing Java for macOS 2012-006, /usr/bin/java will find the newest JDK installed, and will use that for all of the Java-related command-line tools in /usr/bin. You may need to modify those applications to find Java 6, or contact the developer for a newer version of the application. When I upgrade to Mavericks, it uninstalls Java 1.6. I can install Java 7, but for some applications and development work, I still need access to Java 6. How can I reinstall Java 6 in Mavericks? Apple docs generally recommend downloading Java directly from Oracle, but I don't see a Mac version listed on the Oracle download page for Java SE 6. $ /usr/libexec/javahome -v 1.6 -exec java -version java version '1.6.065' Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.065-b14-4) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-468.
The first requirement to uninstall Java on Mac OS – you should have administrator privileges.
Second – you shouldn’t be afraid to use terminal.
This method works fine for any version of Java – 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 or any other version.
Uninstalling Java on the Mac
- Click on Launchpad in the
dock - Search for Terminal and open it.
- Copy and paste commands to uninstall Java completely
Remove the corresponding folder with that version: