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Important: Ensure that you install Java SE 6 Runtime only by clicking Install in the pop-up window. If you install Java SE 6 or 7 Runtime through any other means (for example, by directly accessing Java.com), Dreamweaver could still display the prompt. To open 'this Java application' you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime. I follow instructions in 'More info' and on the Internet to download Java from Apple, but Java cannot be installed because 'A newer version of this package is already installed', shown below: My MacOS is Catalina v.10.15.3. How can I escape this loop?

Install Legacy Java se 6 Runtime Mac Download

Problem

Install Legacy Java Se 6

I used to use Dreamweaver all the time, it was used to design and build the site and handle all the uploads etc. Since I moved to WordPress I don’t use is as much. But it’s still a great code editor so I still fire it up on occasion. At least I did until this started happening;

To open “dreamweaver” you need to install the legacy Java SE 6 runtime.
Click “More info…” to visit the legacy Java SE 6 download website.

Solution

I’m a bit twitchy about Java, I need to tread a fine line between keeping updated, and still having a version that works with my clients firewalls. The amount of times things have ‘smashed’ because Java has updated for me are numerous. Java can turn a 25 second job into a two hour job.

So the thought of ‘downgrading’ to version 6 was not one I relished. But thankfully, if you avoid the Sun Java site and install the Apple Legacy Java package everything continues to work.

If you’re still having problems, see this article.

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How To Install Legacy Java Se 6 Runtime

I know this has been addressed many times, but there seems to be a new wrinkle. When I go to the download page for the legacy runtime file, there is no button or other means of downloading. Photoshop/Illustrator etc. can't be used until I sort this. Does anyone know of a working download link please? I'm on El Capitan on a steam-driven 2008 Mac Pro, and this problem kicked in after I installed the latest security update today. That led to requiring recovery from a kernel panic episode and subsequent reinstallation of OSX.

Legacy Java 6 Runtime

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