Since the Java support for OSX has moved from Apple to Oracle. The old Java version are no longer shown in the oracle control panel:
But there is a command line tool for selecting the java version:
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$ /usr/libexec/java_home -h Usage: java_home [options...] Returns the path to a Java home directory from the current user's settings. Options: [-v/--version <version>] Filter Java versions in the "JVMVersion" form 1.X(+ or *). [-a/--arch <architecture>] Filter JVMs matching architecture (i386, x86_64, etc). [-d/--datamodel <datamodel>] Filter JVMs capable of -d32 or -d64 [-t/--task <task>] Use the JVM list for a specific task (Applets, WebStart, BundledApp, JNI, or CommandLine) [-F/--failfast] Fail when filters return no JVMs, do not continue with default. [ --exec <command> ...] Execute the $JAVA_HOME/bin/</command><command> with the remaining arguments. [-R/--request] Request installation of a Java Runtime if not installed. [-X/--xml] Print full JVM list and additional data as XML plist. [-V/--verbose] Print full JVM list with architectures. [-h/--help] This usage information. </command></task></datamodel></architecture></version> |
You can check if you have a specific java version installed with this command:
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/usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.6* |
If 1.6 isn’t installed on your machine you can get it from here.
To use Java 1.6 in command line context add this line to your ~/.bash_profile:
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export JAVA_HOME=`/usr/libexec/java_home -d64 -v 1.6*` |