All the Firefox Plugins are called "Java Console 6.0.XX" for Java 6, so I just did a search for "java console 6.0.20 download" and found a link that installed Java and the plugin.
For installing the particular version of sun java run: sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk=1.6.0_20 Then to choose the default java installation run the following and choose the correct installation: sudo update-alternatives --config java
I have just uninstalled what seems to be all the JVM stuff on my machine and reinstalled with the latest recommended Java version from java.com (1.6, update 23). The plugin works fine in IE and Firefox, but in Chrome it fails and the pages that try to use the plugin act as if Java is not installed.
With the end of public updates for Java 1.6 in February 2012, and the long list of security updates on the later 1.7, I am inclined to remove Java 1.6 and the JDK permanently from my Mac, if only I...
Conclusion: From the above output we can deduce that C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath is 1.8.0_66. You need to change your PATH to put C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_45\bin first. I noticed that after checking the path per your suggestion. Windows 10 does not allow me to edit the path because it says "This environment variable is too large."
How can I install the Java JRE such that I have an older version for IE (specifically 1.4.2) and the latest version for Firefox and the command line? Note that I have attempted to install both 1.4...
It's still not clear from their download page how to upgrade from Java 1.5 -> 1.6 (the webpage makes it look like you have to have 1.6 already to upgrade to the latest 1.6 version.)
Is there an equivalent openJRE like openJDK? I would like to use openJRE if possible to enable java in Internet Explorer instead of Using Oracle Java Is it possible to Enable Java Applet in Inter...