Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files?

From	Lew <noone@lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.help
Subject	Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files?
Date	2011-05-20 17:15 -0400
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markspace wrote:
> jeff_wisnia wrote:
>> It seems I'm prompted to update Java a couple of times a month...Which I
>> do...

> This isn't right. I have several Java installations and I update maybe once
> every 6 months or so. I'd check for a virus, seriously.

>> Is it OK to remove any/all of these to recover the space they take up?
>>
>> J2SE Runtime Environment 5.0 Updates 4, 6, 10 & 11

> It's possible that you need Java 5, but you probably don't. I'd remove this
> myself and see if you end up needing it again.

>>
>> Java(TM)6 Updates 3, 5 & 21

> Java 6 is the latest. You'll probably have to keep this. BTW, the latest
> update is 24, which I downloaded in February. I don't know why you wouldn't
> have it.
>
> Seriously think about uninstalling all Java products and running a virus
> checker, and malware checker. Something's not right with your system.

If you're a Java developer, you have plenty of reason to have multiple 
versions of Java around.  There is no reason to have anything but the latest 
of a minor version, as markspace correctly advises.  That would be the number 
after the "u" or the "_" in the version identification, as in JDK 6u24 or Java 
version 1.6.0_24.  Major versions are another matter.  Many clients still 
target Java 5, for all that it's obsolete, so you might need it.  Oracle is 
not the only purveyor of Java, so you might have versions from OpenJDK or IBM. 
  You might have Java 7 (early access).

Failing to keep up with the minor versions is a security hazard.  Don't fail.

Do delete any versions not of use to you.

-- 
Lew
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Is it OK to Remove These Files? jeff_wisnia <jwisniaDumpThisPart@conversent.net> - 2011-05-20 16:35 -0400
  Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? markspace <-@.> - 2011-05-20 13:44 -0700
    Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-20 17:15 -0400
    Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? jeff_wisnia <jwisniaDumpThisPart@conversent.net> - 2011-05-20 17:58 -0400
      Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? markspace <-@.> - 2011-05-20 17:03 -0700
    Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? rossum <rossum48@coldmail.com> - 2011-05-21 00:37 +0100
  Re: Is it OK to Remove These Files? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-21 16:17 -0700

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