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Where can I get other versions of Java (older versions and newer versions) and related documentation?

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Solaris SPARC, Solaris x86, Sun Java Desktop System, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 (SP4+), Windows XP (SP1 SP2), Vista, Windows 2003

java.com always hosts our latest recommended consumer version of Java. Sometimes users are requesting to get alternate versions of Java, which are available as follows:

Newer versions:
The latest versions, including links to any future releases, are available from Java SE site on java.sun.com, see http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/
Older versions:
You can obtain the older versions of Java and related documentation from the link below:
Archive Java Technology Products Download

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