How do I disable Java version?

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How do I disable Java version?

Disable Java through the Java Control Panel

  1. In the Java Control Panel, click on the Security tab.
  2. Deselect the check box for Enable Java content in the browser.
  3. Click Apply.
  4. Click OK in the Java Plug-in confirmation window.
  5. Restart the browser for changes to take effect.

How do I uninstall Java Mac OS X?

How do I uninstall Java on my Mac?

  1. Click on the Finder icon located in your dock.
  2. Click on the Utilities folder.
  3. Double-click on the Terminal icon.
  4. In the Terminal window Copy and Paste the commands below: sudo rm -fr /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin.

Does MacOS need Java?

Java is not required and is not preinstalled in OS X. There are 2 sides to Java. The web browser plug-in/extension – this is the BAD form, as it has been nothing but security holes. HOWEVER, for some reason there are a few institutions that require the Java browser plugin to access their web site.

How do I disable Java on Mac?

Enabling or disabling Java in your browser

  1. From the Safari menu, select Preferences….
  2. At the top of the resulting window, click the Security icon.
  3. Check or uncheck the Enable Java box.

How do I enable and disable Java?

Windows

  1. Navigate to the Control Panel.
  2. In the Search Control panel, type Java Control Panel into the “Search” field, and click the Java icon to open it.
  3. In the Java Control Panel, click the Security tab.
  4. At the top of the Security tab, check the Enable Java content in the browser box to enable Java. Uncheck to disable.

What happens if you disable Java?

The average person doesn’t actually use Java, although it’s still available for websites to use in their browser – so disabling Java will increase the average person’s security while not actually taking away anything the average person depends on.

How do I remove old JDK from Mac?

Uninstalling the JDK on macOS

  1. Go to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines .
  2. Remove the directory whose name matches the following format by executing the rm command as a root user or by using the sudo tool: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-interim.update.patch.jdk.

How do I uninstall Java on Linux?

RPM uninstall

  1. Open Terminal Window.
  2. Login as the super user.
  3. Try to find jre package by typing: rpm -qa.
  4. If RPM reports a package similar to jre- -fcs then Java is installed with RPM.
  5. To uninstall Java, type: rpm -e jre- -fcs.

How do I uninstall Java?

Go to the Windows Start Button and select Settings then Control Panel. Click Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel list. Find Java in the list and uninstall it.

Should you disable Java?

The reality is that you probably don’t need Java installed, and if you don’t need it, you should disable it to keep yourself safe. If you do need the Java plug-in for something (this is fairly rare), you should keep it up-to-date and consider running it in a separate browser so malicious websites can’t abuse Java.

How do I uninstall JDK?

From the Windows Control Panel:

  1. Click Programs and Features.
  2. Select Java Card Development Kit from the list of programs.
  3. Click Uninstall and then Finish.

How do I uninstall Java from my computer?

How do I completely remove Java from Ubuntu?

8 Answers

  1. Remove all the Java related packages (Sun, Oracle, OpenJDK, IcedTea plugins, GIJ): dpkg-query -W -f=’${binary:Package}\n’ | grep -E -e ‘^(ia32-)?(
  2. Purge config files (careful.
  3. Remove Java config and cache directory: sudo bash -c ‘ls -d /home/*/.java’ | xargs sudo rm -rf.