Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Java and Safari issues after updating to Mac OS X v10.3.9

Java and Safari issues after updating to Mac OS X v10.3.9
Verifying the issue

Go to the Utilities folder inside your Applications folder.
Open Terminal.
Type: java -version
Press Return.
If this issue affects your computer, you will get the the message, "Segmentation fault" (if you don't see this, your computer is not affected by this issue). To resolve the issue, reinstall one or both of the following software updates.

[172 12:29 PM Tue Apr 19] [Session: ttyp3 ~]
==> java -version
java version "1.4.2_05"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_05-141.4)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-38, mixed mode)

Looks like I'm fine.

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