The Java SE Runtime Environment contains the Java virtual machine, runtime class libraries, and Java application launcher that are necessary to run programs written in the Java programming language. It is not a development environment and does not contain development tools such as compilers or debuggers. To run your application, a user needs the Java SE Runtime Environment, which is freely available from Sun. Or, you can redistribute the Java SE Runtime Environment for free with your application, according to the terms of the Runtime Environment's license.
The full internal version number for this update release is 1.6.0_02-b05 (where "b" means "build" ). The external version number is 6u05.
Download: Java SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 2 | All Downloads (Freeware)
View: Release Notes
Link: Home Page | Forum Discussion (Thanks RomeoPlayer69)
They do this because some Java apps can be built with dependencies on specific JREs, so they leave old runtimes intact to let the user determine whether they need them or not. For almost everyone, it's an annoying and pointless waste of disk space. I worked on a machine one which had 19 JREs installed.
Secondly, the link above is for the Java SE Development Kit from what I can tell, and not the Runtime Environment. I think you need this link instead. https://sdlc2d.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServl...C3B74FE9A9517BC
Please can the OP update the article. Thanks.
Last edited by TCLN Ryster on 04 Jul 2007 - 21:04
Fixed.
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