Security Compliance

Unable to remove old Java versions after a Java update

This article describes how to remove an old Oracle Java version after you install the latest Java update.

First published date

10/18/2018 8:30 PM

Last published date

10/18/2018 8:30 PM

Overview

Patch Manager cannot remove older Java versions after installing the latest Java version update.

Product section

Patch Manager

Cause

Currently Oracle allows packages to coexist within the environments. After you install a Java update, the older packages remain.

Resolution

There is more than one way to remove the old Java versions from Managed clients.

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