Outdated: Download and Install Java SE 1.6 Update 2

This chapter provides a tutorial example on how to download and install Java SE 1.6 Update 2 (JDK 6u2) on Windows systems.

Java SE 1.6 has been released for some time now. Here was what I did to download and install JDK 6u2 (Java(TM) SE Development Kit 6 Update 2). on my local machine.

To test the installation, open a command window to try the java command. If you are getting the following output, your installation was ok:

C:>\progra~1\java\jdk1.6.0_02\bin\java -version
java version "1.6.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b06)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_02-b06, mixed mode,
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Table of Contents

 About This Book

 JVM (Java Virtual Machine) Specification

 Java HotSpot VM - JVM by Oracle/Sun

 java.lang.Runtime Class - The JVM Instance

 java.lang.System Class - The Operating System

 ClassLoader Class - Class Loaders

 Class Class - Class Reflections

 JVM Runtime Data Areas

 JVM Stack, Frame and Stack Overflow

 Thread Testing Program and Result

 CPU Impact of Multi-Thread Applications

 I/O Impact of Multi-Thread Applications

 CDS (Class Data Sharing)

 Micro Benchmark Runner and JVM Options

 Micro Benchmark Tests on "int" Operations

 Micro Benchmark Tests on "long" Operations

 Micro Benchmark Tests in JIT Compilation Mode

 Micro Benchmark Tests on "float" and "double" Operations

 OpenJ9 by Eclipse Foundation

 JRockit JVM 28.2.7 by Oracle Corporation

Outdated Tutorials

 Outdated: Download and Install JDK 1.8.0 on Windows

 Outdated: Download and Install JDK 1.7.0 on Windows

Outdated: Download and Install Java SE 1.6 Update 2

 Outdated: Installing JRockit JVM 8.0

 Outdated: Testing with LongWhile.java

 Outdated: Testing with LongSleep.java

 Outdated: GCTest.java - Garbage Collection Test Program

 Outdated: GC Test - Constant Memory Requirement

 Outdated: GC Test - Periodical Memory Requirement

 Outdated: GC Test - Releasing Old vs. New Objects

 Outdated: GC Test - JDK 1.4.0 vs. JDK 1.3.1

 Outdated: GC Test - Client vs. Server

 Outdated: StringBuffer Testing Program

 Outdated: Installing JRockit JVM 7.0

 Outdated: Running JRockit JVM with Management Console

 References

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