- JDK and JRE 6 Update 7
- JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16
- SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18
- SDK and JRE 1.3.1_23
- 238628
- 238666
- 238687
- 238905
- 238965
- 238966
- 238967
- 238968
Do you know what SSR08_02 means?
SSR stands for Synchronized Security Release, which means the Java SE release trains 1.3.1_xx, 1.4.2_xx, 5.0 update release and 6 update release are all coordinated/planned together with updates that make java more secure and released at the same time. The SSRs will be released a small number of times each year. SSR08_02 simply indicates that it's the second SSR for 2008.
I believe most of the end users would prefer to get the latest and greatest, which is Java SE 6 Update 7. As of today, Java SE 6 Update 7 are available in a number of ways.
- java.com (the consumer site) - Just point your browser to http://java.com/ and click on the big "Free Java Download" button, you will be presented with installation instructions most suitable for you, which depends on the combination of OS/browser versions you use. Windows users using IE or Firefox browsers will be guided to automatic online installation process (iftw or installshield for the web). Unix users will be guided to manual download site. java.com site always hosts the latest and greatest version.
- java.sun.com (the developer site) - Various versions of JRE/JDK are available at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp page. Click on the corresponding "Download" button allows you to manually select the specific bundle type you wish to download and install. For example, for Windows version, there are online bundles and offline bundles. The online bundle is a small and compact bootstrap installer that will download additional files during install time. The offline installer is a large complete bundle with nothing else to download during install time.
- Java Update. If you currently have an earlier version of Java installed in your computer (Windows OS only), you can go to the Java Control Panel (on Windows Control Panel) and go to the Update tab to check for update. Windows 98 users will be updated to the latest 5.0 update release, newer Windows users (2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, etc) will be updated to the latest 6 update release.
For the Chinese users (Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese), a few bugs have been fixed that enabled java to provide localized (translated) auto update notification messages to you, instead of showing English messages in the past. Here is what it looks like in Traditional Chinese:
