Java updates - is it 3 packages to maintain? x86, x64, x86 for x64?

Question

Hello,

Curious how you maintain Java updates.

Do you publish, use the package boot manager to uninstall old versions and maintain 3 different Java applications?

Like right now I'm going through and publishing these:

Java Runtime Environment 8u152 (x86 for x64) (Upgrade)

Java Runtime Environment 8u152 (x64) (Upgrade)

Java Runtime Environment 8u152 (x86) (Upgrade)

So is that correct?  Every time there is a java update you have to maintain 3 packages?  Can Oracle get a clue?

jasweat · Answer

I only approve the (x64) and (x86 for x64) updates, mostly because we only have 2 or 3 x86 machines, and they are only there for legacy applications. I created a WSUS group for all the computers that get Java updates, and simply approve the updates to that group. There are a handful of applications that won't recognize x64 versions, so we just patch both.

As a side note to updating Java on Windows 10, I also had some of the same problems, but never could get it worked out. I stopped putting a whole lot of effort into it, since it looks like our tech refresh budget is going to get cut this coming year, so we will be on Windows 7 for a little longer. I may look into it again though.

zdavid · Answer

In general, yes. I end up creating a single group in SCCM with all 3 patches, and then I deploy it based on OS.

kjstech · Answer

Ok I updated Patch Manager from 2.1.3 to 2.1.5 and now it works great.

It seemed to be a bug that was fixed in 2.1.5 about continuing on error (where pacakgeboot would get an msi 1605 code on the GUID's for java versions not existing on the machine).

We're all good.  So back to the original question, do most of you approve all three versions of Java 8 to cover your bases?

Java Runtime Environment 8u152 (x86 for x64) (Upgrade)

Java Runtime Environment 8u152 (x64) (Upgrade)

Java Runtime Environment 8u152 (x86) (Upgrade)