Apple Updates OS X Java to SE 6 version 1.6.0_65

Apple updated Java for OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion on Tuesday. The releases adds compatibility for Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_65.

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The patch notes are unspecific, saying:

This release updates the Apple-provided system Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_65 and is for OS X versions 10.7 or later.

This update uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click on the region labeled "Missing plug-in" to go download the latest version of the Java applet plug-in from Oracle.

The updates come in two flavors:

On my Mountain Lion machine, Java for OS X 2013-005 is showing up in the MAS as a 66.7MB download.