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What are the system requirements for Java 6?


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

Windows System Requirements
Platform Version Memory Browsers Diskspace
Windows (32-bit)
Windows
x86
Windows 7 128mb Chrome 4.0,
IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
98 MB
Windows Vista 128mb Chrome 4.0,
IE 7 or IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Windows Server 2008 128mb IE 7 or IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Windows XP 64mb Chrome 4.0,
IE 6 SP1, IE 7 or IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Windows 2000 64mb IE 5.5 or IE 6
Mozilla 1.4, Mozilla 1.7, Firefox 2
Windows Server 2003 128mb IE 7 or IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Windows
x64
32-bit mode
Windows 7 128mb Chrome 4.0,
IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
98 MB
Windows Server 2008 128mb IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Windows Vista 128mb Chrome 4.0,
IE 7 or IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Windows XP 128mb Chrome 4.0,
IE 6 SP1, IE 7 or IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Windows Server 2003 128mb IE 7 or IE 8
Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Windows 64-bit
Windows
x64
64-bit mode

Windows 7 128mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Chrome 4.0,
    Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
    or Firefox 3.6
  • 64-bit OS, 64-bit Browsers:
    IE 8
98 MB
Windows Server 2008 128mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Firefox 2, Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
    or Firefox 3.6
  • 64-bit OS, 64-bit Browsers:
    IE 8
Windows Vista 128mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Chrome 4.0,
    IE 6 SP1, IE 7, or IE 8,
    Mozilla 1.4.X or 1.7,
    Netscape 7.x,
    Firefox 1.06 - 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
    or Firefox 3.6
  • 64-bit OS, 64-bit Browsers:
    IE 7 or IE 8
Windows XP 128mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Chrome 4.0,
    IE 6 SP1, IE 7, or IE 8,
    Mozilla 1.4.X or 1.7,
    Netscape 7.x,
    Firefox 1.06 - 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
    or Firefox 3.6
  • 64-bit OS, 64-bit Browsers:
    IE 7 or IE 8
Windows 2003, Standard Edition (R2, SP1, SP2) 128mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    IE 6 SP1, IE 7, or IE 8,
    Mozilla 1.4.X or 1.7,
    Netscape 7.x,
    Firefox 1.06 - 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
    or Firefox 3.6
  • 64-bit OS, 64-bit Browsers:
    IE 7 or IE 8



Linux System Requirements
Platform Version Memory Browsers Diskspace
Linux 32-bit
Linux
x86
Oracle Enterprise
Linux 5.5, 5.4
64mb Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
58 MB
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
64mb Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
or Firefox 3.6
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS/ES 4.0 (4.1-4.8)
64mb Firefox 2,
Mozilla 1.4
Mozilla 1.7
SUSE 10 64mb Firefox 2.0.x
SUSE 9 64mb Mozilla 1.4
SLES 11 64mb Firefox 3.0.6,
Firefox 3.0.8
Linux 64-bit
Linux
x64
64-bit mode

Oracle Enterprise
Linux 5.5, 5.4
64mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers: Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
    or Firefox 3.6
58 MB
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
64mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Firefox 3.0.x, Firefox 3.5.x,
    or Firefox 3.6
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.0 (5.1, 5.2)
64mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Firefox 3.0.x,
    Firefox 3.0.x,
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux AS/ES 4.0 (4.1-4.8)
64mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Firefox 2.0.x
    Mozilla 1.4.X or 1.7,
SUSE 8.2,
9, 9.1, 9.2
64mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Mozilla 1.4
SLES 11 64mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Firefox 3.0.6 or 3.0.8
SLES 10 64mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Firefox 2.0.x
SLES 9, 8 64mb
  • 64-bit OS, 32-bit Browsers:
    Mozilla 1.4



Solaris System Requirements

See supported System Configurations for information about supported platforms, operating systems, desktop managers, and browsers.




Note: Above system requirements information is just a small subset to provide overview of supported browsers and operating systems.
Detailed information on system requirements are available at Supported System Configurations

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 officially 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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