Widely-used object-oriented programming language, emphasizing portability.
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How to stop jucheck from running? Java won't remember “Check for Updates Automatically” setting
I've installed Java on Windows Vista, and every day I get a Vista security warning asking me if I want to run "jucheck". Apparently this is the Java automatic updater.
Well, I don't want it to run ...
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5answers
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What should I do about com.apple.quarantine?
I've downloaded some .jar files from the internet and want to use them under Mac OS X. But the OS seems to have tagged them with the extended attribute com.apple.quarantine (no indication of this ...
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Where do I download Java development binaries (JDK) for Windows 7 64-bit?
I am trying to install a Java development environment on Windows 7 64-bit, but I am unable to find a suitable install. Is there one available?
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What is the task “java” (parent process “launchd”) doing on MacOS X?
I have a process called "java" showing up in my Activity Monitor that uses a good amount of CPU (4 - 8% average, 20 - 80% on occasion). It reports that "launchd" is its parent process.
Any idea what ...
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1answer
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How to downgrade JRE's version in Ubuntu?
Currently I am having JRE 1.6.0_20. How do I downgrade it to JRE 1.6.0_17?
How can I downgrade?
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
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How can I prevent Ask.com Toolbar from being installed every time Java is updated?
As many are painfully aware of, Oracle continues to not only bundle the Java installation with the useless Internet browser toolbar from Ask.com, but also enable its installation by default. In ...
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Running Java7 in Chrome for Mac OS X (requires 64bit?
My home banking system requires Java for logging onto the bank - see https://www.nemid.nu/ for a description of the system (in Danish only).
This worked fine in Chrome under Mac OS X until recently ...
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Can you configure Windows to open JAR files like ZIP files without a 3rd party tool?
I'd like to be able to examine the contents of a JAR file without having to install Winzip or some other tool and without having to rename the file. Windows Explorer can open ZIP files just fine; is ...
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Can I permanently prevent Java security updates from installing Yahoo Toolbar?
Each time I get a Java security update, I have to remember to untick the box to install the yahoo toolbar browser plugin that they've decided, for some mad reason, is an important security feature of ...
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Java 7 update issues
I have been trying to log into a work presentation for three days. The site keeps prompting me to download Java 7u6, but when I follow the prompts it comes up with an error message reading:
...
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2answers
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Java 1.6 on Mac OS X 10.5?
I'm running OS X 10.5.8 on an Intel iMac and don't have any immediate plans to upgrade to Snow Leopard. Am I able to upgrade Java to 1.6 somehow?
The release notes on Apple's website for Java are ...
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Find out what program runs in the java.exe process
I have a problem: always when my computer starts, there is a java.exe process listening in the port 7676. I want to find out what it is to be able to delete it.
Is there any way that I can find that ...
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2answers
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Uninstall Java on Mac OS X?
I'm working on a trouble shooting document for some desktop software that runs in Java. One of the last resort steps is to completely uninstall and reinstall the Java runtime. In Windows XP this can ...
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0answers
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Which capabilities do Java applets executed in a browser have?
I found a document on the Oracle website,
, that lists the capabilities of unsigned applets, unsigned applets with JNLP and signed applets.When i encounter an unsigned applet on a webpage (I am using ...
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2answers
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How to block a website using java program without using proxy and hosts file?
I am looking for a plugin or software to control the browser for following functionality.
When user submitted request(URL) from browser that request hitting my
application(it is running on local ...
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votes
2answers
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install remote desktop in a PC with FTP and HTTP access
I have a machine behind a firewall to which I have only FTP and HTTP access - is there any remote desktop software available that I can install over FTP and access over HTTP (java based perhaps)?
The ...
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2answers
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how to set default java plug-in version
I can set the jre version from the Control Panel -> Java -> Java Runtime Environment Settings.
But I cannot figure out how to change the Java Plug-in Version. I would like to use an earlier java ...
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1answer
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Open Source Java Based Blog Software
I am looking for an open source java blogging software that is easy to use and customise.
I am looking a blog application that (preferably) has the following features:
Enable me to tag my post with ...
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0answers
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Can't install Java 1.6 on OS X 10.5.8
The official Apple updates only get me up to java version "1.5.0_30". I'm trying to apply the 1.6 update manually from JavaForMacOSX10.5Update6.pkg and it gives me
A newer version of this package ...
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1answer
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Setting JAVA_HOME environment variable
I have set java_home on my mac, by putting export JAVA_HOME=/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.frameworks/Home to my ~/.profile file. I quit the terminal and ran it again.
But when I typed echo ...
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Cannot uninstall Java
I am unable to uninstall the Java JRE from my system. I have used Windows Installer Cleanup but still the Java folder is in Program Files.
How can I remove Java from my PC? I'm using Windows Vista ...
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4answers
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How to programmatically allow an executable JAR file through Windows Firewall?
I have created a program in Java that uses an FTP connection to download files. It works just fine when I run it in Eclipse. However, when I export the project to an executable JAR file, the program ...
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1answer
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How do I make cron run a Java GUI application?
I have a script which runs a Java GUI application using "java -jar app.jar". I have added the script to the crontab to run every minute, check the processlist if the application is up. If it isn't it ...
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3answers
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Running software on linux through Wine
Our school is setting up a Linux computer lab for students to use. We have Kinetic Books and would like to run it on these computers. The software is java-based. Is it possible to run it under Wine? ...
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How do I install the Sun Java SDK in Ubuntu 11.10 Oneric and later versions?
Since 11.10 Ubuntu does not provide the sun-java-jdk, how do I install it?
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5answers
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Disable Java Plugin in Google Chrome?
This is the second time I've had a drive-by executable installed on my machine using the following:
Google Chrome 6 (latest)
Windows 7, UAC on
This happened while I was browsing for images to add ...
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How do I get Java support on Google Chrome in Linux?
Is there a way to run Linux Google Chrome with Java support?
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Java Control Panel does not show Update tab on Windows 7 x64
I'm running Windows 7 Professional x64. I've installed JDK 1.6.0u25 in the 32-bit version first, and the 64-bit version on top.
The Java Control Panel does not show anything about updates; I can't ...
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3answers
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Java plugin doesn't work in Chrome — how can I fix this?
This used to work fine until a week or so ago, and I am not sure what has changed since then. I have just uninstalled what seems to be all the JVM stuff on my machine and reinstalled with the latest ...
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votes
2answers
3k views
Auto-restart process on crash
I have a Java server process which runs native code and the possibility of the entire process crashing due to a problem in native code is always there. Is there any mechanism offered by *nix operating ...
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7answers
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How to disable jusched.exe on Windows 7 64-bit?
I have recently purchased a new laptop from an OEM with Windows 7 64-bit. This system came pre-installed with (among other stuff) the Java Runtime Environment (64bit). This has put the "jusched.exe" ...
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votes
1answer
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How to “jail” Java applications in OS X?
Is it possible to "jail" Java applications?
My bank has an applet that requests "unrestricted access" to my computer. That makes me feels very uneasy.
There should be a way to tell the java ...
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votes
1answer
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ClassNotFoundException returned for all plugins
I am trying to use a Java applet (any Java Applet), but I always get a messages saying "Error. Click for details".
When I do so, the pop-up says:
Application Error
ClassNotFoundException
...
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1answer
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Silent Java update check
How to have automatic Java updates without jusched.exe process running all the time in the background and with control when a check for the update should occur?
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3answers
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java.exe -version and pushd?
I have noticed that when I run the following command
Pushd \\RemoteMachine\C$ && java.exe -version
I get the java version of the computer I am on. However when I run the pushd command with ...
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1answer
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deploying Java with SCCM / SCUP
We have a network of about 250 PC's which I want to deploy the java updates to. As distribution software we are using SCCM 2012 / SCUP 2011.
Note: I need to deploy both the x86 and the x64 version.
...
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1answer
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java tries to update every day
I am running java on a win7 environment. The issue is that it asks for update every day but does not find any updates. Shouldn't it find out when is it that there exists something new to update to, ...
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What does “com.developer.application” mean?
I'm editing a plist file on my Mac for the QuickCursor app. I'd like to try to add Aquamacs to the list of available editing applications. In any case, all the other editors listed in the plist are ...
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1answer
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How can I make my ISO_Level5_Shift arrow keys work in Java Swing GUIs?
I have a keyboard layout that uses ISO_Level5_Shift to provide arrow keys. From my layout symbols file:
key <AC06> { type[Group1]="EIGHT_LEVEL", [ d, D, ampersand, U2227, Home, Home, ...
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Zombie process using 100% CPU
A zombie process, which should not be using any resources (RAM and CPU), is hogging up an entire core on my 8-core 64-bit Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop installation.
This is the output of ps -el|grep Z:
F S ...
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SQL Developer Error Messages: “Enter the full pathname for java.exe” and “Cannot find a J2SE SDK installed at path”
Yesterday, I downloaded SQL Developer 3 with SDK and was able to use it just fine. After shutting down my PC last night and booting it up again this morning, every time I try to run it, I get this ...
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How can I find non-ASCII characters in text files?
Is there a tool that can scan a small text file and look for any character not in the simple ASCII character set?
A simple Java or Groovy script would also do.
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1answer
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Will the Java 7 JRE be pushed out as an automatic update to people running the Java 6 JRE? [closed]
I believe a precedent for this must exist... when the Java 6 JRE was released, were users of the Java 5 JRE automatically updated to Java 6 JRE?
Or to put it another way, are automatic update capable ...
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Flickering Java application GUI on windows 7
I am trying to use the jMonkeyPlatform to create a game, but the GUI of the application keeps flickering black on refreshes and resizes of the panels. I found issues on more programs that have this ...
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Why is java -version returning a different version to the one defined in JAVA_HOME?
My JAVA_HOME is set to C:\bea\jdk150_10\bin (Java 1.5). However, when I run java -version I get the following:
java version "1.6.0_22"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_22-b04)
Java ...
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How to ACTUALLY install Java on Linux?
I have a Ubuntu Server.
From the terminal, how should I install JDK?
In this guide it says to use this command:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre sun-java6-jdk
But on Suns website, ...
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1answer
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Java Old JRE Installation Issue
At my company, we have an internal application that uses Java. It evidently must use 7.0.5, since the app stops working on machines that have been upgraded to 7.0.7. We have an installer stored on the ...
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Windows 8 hiding java.exe and other files in System32
I am running Windows 8 Professional and I am trying to run Eclipse as a non-administrator user without success.
Eclipse terminates with "JVM Terminated, Error code 2".
Eclipse tries to use ...
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1answer
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Java install on Ubuntu?
i'm new to linux and i was trying to install the java JDK with EE on ubuntu. I downloaded the .bin file (java_ ee_ sdk-5_08-jdk-6u17-linux.bin) from the sun site & followed the install ...
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How to disable the Java update message balloon in Windows 7? [duplicate]
I've looked in the Java section of the Control Panel, but don't see an obvious way to disable the automatic message balloon that pop up in Windows 7 asking me to update my version of Java. How do I ...
