What’s new in Java Runtime 7 – from a Software Packaging or Administrator point of view?
This can be answered quite short: Nothing as been changed, the new version is based on the previous installation technology with the same limitations as know.
Here are the most important details about Java Runtime Environment 7
1. A silent repair is still not supported (uninstall and install has to be done) see our bolg for more details.
2. The previous JRE 6 version will not be uninstalled when installing the new JRE 7 version, but version 7 will be the default runtime
3. The new features of Java 7 or read the change log that can be found in the internet
4. Use ‘java -version’ on a command prompt to display the default JRE version and build
5. At last but not least, this package is available as Direct Package Download, a service from Ontrex SPA. DPDs are fully automated software packages that can be deployed with any software deployment systems.
