Java Runtime Environment (JRE) enables your computer to run applications and applets that use Java technology. Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment. Java technology is in cell phones, automobiles, the Mars Rover, and many other places. By downloading it to your computer, you will be able to experience the power of Java software. The Java Virtual Machine is only one aspect of Java software that is involved in web interaction. The Java Virtual Machine is built right into your Java software download, and helps the Sun JRE run Java applications.

Changes in this beta version:
* Improved reliability
* Improved javascript communication
* Per-applet control of JRE command-line arguments
* Per-applet control of JRE memory settings, larger maximum heaps
* JNLP support
* Per-applet JRE version selection
* Improved Vista support

This is BETA software!, please use caution when installing it on your system
Download: Java SE 6 Update 10 Beta (Build 23) (Freeware)
Link: Sun's Java SE home page


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(6 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by Shiranui on 16 May 2008 - 07:27
Anyone else get annoyed by these constant updates?
Quote this comment #1.1 Posted by +TCLN Ryster on 16 May 2008 - 07:55
Yeah, because I'd rather them leave the software on my machine unpatched and insecure for longer than they do.

</sarcasm>

On a serious note though, I only downloaded Java 6 Update 5 a few days ago, why are they testing update 10 now? Shouldn't it be update 6 next?
Quote this comment #1.2 Posted by sialivi on 16 May 2008 - 09:03
(TCLN Ryster said @ #1.1)
On a serious note though, I only downloaded Java 6 Update 5 a few days ago, why are they testing update 10 now? Shouldn't it be update 6 next?


Update 6 is already out

Testing of u10 (formerly known as Update N, formerly known as the consumer JRE) has gone of for months. It's a big update with many new features so it needs a lot of testing. The "10" is pretty much picked at random, there wont actually be that many update releases before u10 is final.

The focus is of new features, so you're not missing out on any security updates by not installing this yet. I've used it for months and have had no stability issues
Quote this comment #1.3 Posted by +TCLN Ryster on 16 May 2008 - 10:08
(sialivi said @ #1.2)
Update 6 is already out

By "out" I presume you don't mean "available to the public from Java.com" ?
Quote this comment #1.4 Posted by aarste on 16 May 2008 - 14:37
(sialivi said @ #1.2)
(TCLN Ryster said @ #1.1)
On a serious note though, I only downloaded Java 6 Update 5 a few days ago, why are they testing update 10 now? Shouldn't it be update 6 next?


Update 6 is already out


No it isn't? Java Updater and http://java.com/en/download/windows_xpi.js...p;host=java.com says otherwise, so you probably have some internal release that isn't public.
Quote this comment #1.5 Posted by mrvc on 16 May 2008 - 14:57
(aarste said @ #1.4)
(sialivi said @ #1.2)
(TCLN Ryster said @ #1.1)
On a serious note though, I only downloaded Java 6 Update 5 a few days ago, why are they testing update 10 now? Shouldn't it be update 6 next?


Update 6 is already out


No it isn't? Java Updater and http://java.com/en/download/windows_xpi.js...p;host=java.com says otherwise, so you probably have some internal release that isn't public.


It's on JavaSE's Download page though: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
Quote this comment #1.6 Posted by lordpake on 16 May 2008 - 16:27
(TCLN Ryster said @ #1.3)
(sialivi said @ #1.2)
Update 6 is already out

By "out" I presume you don't mean "available to the public from Java.com" ?


Another one who has no idea about how "reliable" Java Updater really is

u6 has been out like weeks now, yet at my work I still have to manually update Java installations from Sun website, because the built-in updater keeps giving me the u5

For reasons unknown to me, it's incapable of giving the latest version.
(2 replies) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by night_stalker_z on 16 May 2008 - 12:40
Been out for quite a while now and the main reason to get it is for Nimbus.
Quote this comment #2.1 Posted by +xan K on 16 May 2008 - 13:03
that's right. I've been having it for some time now.
Quote this comment #2.2 Posted by Tantawi on 16 May 2008 - 20:50
(xan K said @ #2.1)
that's right. I've been having it for some time now.


This build is updated, they update it silently, also it wasn't available for Windows x64 before.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by soldier1st on 18 May 2008 - 11:41
the java updater is useless it is better to update manualy and java 6 update 6 has been out for awhile.
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