Lion

OSX Lion: Quick Tip, Where the Hell is Java?

One of the new features of Mac OSX 10.7 "Lion" is the removal of Java (along with flash).  Heres a quick tip on how to install it.

How To

  • Open Terminal and type "java" (no quotes), and hit enter, it will state "No Java runtime present, requesting install."
  • up will pop the software update utility and it will download and install java for you from apple.com

There maybe another way (haven't searched) but here you go, a quick and easy way to get your morning java on Lion.