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When I upgrade to Mavericks, it uninstalls Java 1.6. I can install Java 7, but for some applications and development work, I still need access to Java 6. How can I reinstall Java 6 in Mavericks?

Apple docs generally recommend downloading Java directly from Oracle, but I don't see a Mac version listed on the Oracle download page for Java SE 6.

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javasebusiness/downloads/java-archive-downloads-javase6-419409.html#jdk-6u45-oth-JPR

Update

I was able to install parts of Java 6, with an Apple Support update. But Maven is still missing.

$ specs java os
Specs:

specs 0.7
https://github.com/mcandre/specs#readme

mvn --version
mvn not found

echo $CLASSPATH


echo $JAVA_HOME
/Library/Java/Home

javac -version
javac 1.6.0_65

java -version
java version "1.6.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_65-b14-462-11M4609)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.65-b04-462, mixed mode)

system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType | grep 'System Version'
      System Version: OS X 10.9 (13A603)

Update 2

I was able to install Maven with Homebrew:

$ brew install maven
$ mvn --version
Apache Maven 3.1.1 (0728685237757ffbf44136acec0402957f723d9a; 2013-09-17 11:22:22-0400)
Maven home: /usr/local/Cellar/maven/3.1.1/libexec
Java version: 1.6.0_65, vendor: Apple Inc.
Java home: /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home
Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: MacRoman
OS name: "mac os x", version: "10.9", arch: "x86_64", family: "mac"
nohillside
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apennebaker
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  • This maybe helpful http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19533528/installing-java-on-osx-10-9-mavericks – Simon Oct 25 '13 at 18:44

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You can download Java SE 6 for OS X from here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572

For Maven support you can use brew (as stated above) or, if you don't want to install brew just for Maven support, you can download it directly from maven.apache.org. Here's the steps I took to get Maven setup on a fresh install of Mavericks:

curl -O http://apache.tradebit.com/pub/maven/maven-3/3.1.1/binaries/apache-maven-3.1.1-bin.tar.gz
sudo mkdir /usr/local
cd /usr/local
sudo tar -xf ~/apache-maven-3.1.1-bin.tar.gz
echo "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/apache-maven-3.1.1/bin" >> .profile
echo "export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/Home" >> .profile
Colin C.
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This works on OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). I've used Homebrew to install JDK 1.6.0_65:

brew tap caskroom/versions
brew cask install java6
nwinkler
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When I tried the accepted answer, I didn't see the new JDK 1.6 in /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/

I had to go to https://developer.apple.com/downloads/ search for "java", download the latest, and install that. Then the JDK 1.6 appeared.

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    Jave 6 will install at /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk by default - the one you have downloaded from the developer site, is a developer version, and will - as you have noticed - install under /Library/Java/... – Rene Larsen Feb 02 '14 at 17:01
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    This answer gave me the missing piece to compiling JNI applications on Mavericks. Most other discussions, particularly on SO, point people to http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572 but that does not provide a JDK. The information in this answer led me to the correct item. So, thank you, very much. – mhucka Mar 11 '14 at 01:28