Java 6 on Mac PowerPC with Mac OS X 10.4

Question

Is it possible to get Java 6 running on a Mac PowerPC with Mac OS X 10.4? AFAIK SoyLatte is only available for Intel processors.

Answer 1

If some is still searching for the answer, I have the solution, I took it from Mac Insights:

Java 1.6 on Tiger, on PowerPC or Intel

Installer: https://hell.meiert.org/core/dmg/java-6-dp.dmg

If you run the installer on a fully updated Tiger system, it’ll inform you that “This volume contains a newer version of Java.” So, first move aside the files it’s checking.

sudo mv /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Resources/Info-macos.plist{,.old} sudo mv /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Resources/version.plist{,.old}

After running the installer, open the new “Java Preferences” in /Applications/Utilities/Java/Java SE 6. Set “Use version” to “Java SE 6” and reorder the list in “Java Application Runtime Settings” so “Java SE 6” is first. After you click “Save” and quit, confirm that Java 6 is active by running java -version.

Done.

Source: https://ericfromcanada.github.io/output/2018/java-6-tiger-leopard.html