You could just download a JDK/JRE to /usr/local, and then set your JAVA_HOME or whatever properties to use the newer Java in /usr/local.
Which application are you needing a newer Java version for? You could also get firefox to use a local java from plugins: http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.xml#enable (sorry that is for "Linux", but same enough ... first thing I found on google). Anil Entic.net Solaris Cloud Servers On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Hillel Lubman <shtetl...@gmail.com> wrote: > I didn't get to it until now, but JRE on oi_148 is still being pulled from > OpenSolaris 134 repo, and it's getting pretty old (Firefox plugin is pulled > from OpenIndiana repo, but it's outdated too: 1.6.0_18). What is the > recommended way to update Java on oi? Simply removing java packages from > the > current installation doesn't sound like a good idea, because there are > dependencies on them. > > Thanks, > > Hillel. > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
