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What are the system requirements for Java 6?


This article applies to:
  • Platform(s): All Platforms
  • Browser(s): All Browsers
  • Java version(s): 6.0

Solaris system requirements

Platform Version Memory Browsers Diskspace
Solaris SPARC 32-bit and 64-bit
SPARC 32-bit Solaris 10 64mb Mozilla 1.4+, 1.7+
32-bit Install
65 MB
64-bit Install
29 MB
Solaris 9 64mb
Solaris 8 64mb
SPARC 64-bit Solaris 10 64mb Mozilla 1.4+, 1.7+
64-bit Install (no Java Plug-in, Java WebStart support) 53 MB
Solaris 9 64mb
Solaris 8 64mb
Solaris x86 32 bit and 64 bit
Solaris x86
32-bit
Solaris 10 64mb Mozilla 1.4+, 1.7+ 32-bit Install
53 MB
Solaris 9 64mb
Solaris 8 64mb
Solaris x86
64-bit
Solaris 10

64mb

Mozilla 1.4+, 1.7+ 64-bit Install (no Java Plug-in, Java WebStart support)
53 MB





Windows system requirements

Platform Version Memory Browsers Diskspace
WINDOWS IA32-bit
Intel 32-bit Windows XP Professional (SP1) 64mb Mozilla 1.4+ or 1.7+ IE 6.0 SP1+ or 7.0 Firefox 1.06+ 98MB
Windows XP Home 64mb
Windows 2000 Professional (SP3+) 64mb
Windows Server 2003, Web Edition 128mb
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition 128mb
Windows Vista 128mb
WINDOWS 64-bit
Windows 64-bit Windows XP 128mb 64bit OS,

32bit JRE: IE 6.0 SP1+ or 7.0,

Mozilla 1.4.X or 1.7+, Netscape 7.X, Firefox 1.06+

64bit OS, 64bit JRE: N/A
110MB
Windows Server 2003  
Windows Vista  





Linux system requirements

Platform Version Memory Browsers Diskspace
LINUX 32-bit
Intel IA32 Red Hat 9.0 64mb Mozilla 1.4+ 58 MB
Red Hat 2.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, 4.0 64mb
Suse Enterprise Linux Server 8, Suse Enterprise Linux Server 9, Suse Enterprise Linux Server 10, Suse Enterprise Linux Desktop 64mb
Turbo Linux 10 (ONLY Chinese and Japanese Locale. No english.) 64mb
LINUX 64-bit
Linux 64-bit Suse Enterprise Linux Server 8, Suse Enterprise Linux Server 9, Suse Enterprise Linux Server 10, Suse Enterprise Linux Desktop 64mb 64bit OS, 32bit JRE: Mozilla 1.4.x or 1.7+, Firefox 1.06+

64bit OS, 64bit JRE: N/A
56 MB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, 4.0  




Note: Browsers listed above are supported for Java Plug-in and Java Web Start.

Further details:
  • Support for Netscape 4.7.x on Solaris 8 on SPARC and x86
  • Internet Explorer 5.5 (SP2+), 6.x on Windows platforms
  • Though Netscape 7 and 7.1 are not offically supported, they should work
Operating system notes:
  • IA32 = Intel Architecture 32-bit
  • Some new operating systems may still be Beta versions
  • J2SE 6.0 does not provide support for Itanium 2. Itanium 2 support may be added in subsequent update releases.

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