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10 runtime updates

I have about 10 updates showing in my install programs window, using around 1 gig of hardrive space. Is this really necessary? Can I delete some of these since they are taking up so much space?
[200 byte] By [mattumanua] at [2007-11-27 1:48:59]
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# 1
You may not need all of them, but be careful about deleting them. Some applications are specific with which version they are certified with. Just keeptrack of what you have, and if any app starts to break, re-install those again.
gymma at 2007-7-12 1:13:41 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Runtime Environment...
# 2

Wouldn't it be better to have one installed version rather than several? I recieved an update to java today, making my total installed updates 11.

J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 10145 MB

J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 11146 MB

J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 2 117 MB

J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 3 143 MB

J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 4 118 MB

J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 6 119 MB

J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 8 145 MB

J2SE runtime environment 5.0 update 9 145 MB

Java 2 runtime environment, SE v1.4.2_03135 MB

Java 2 runtime environment, SE v1.4.2_06108 MB

Java(TM) SE runtime environment 6 update 1 159 MB

Doesn't this seem a little much?

mattumanua at 2007-7-12 1:13:41 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Runtime Environment...
# 3

Each update is cumulative of all bug fixes to date. However, application vendors

can specify which specific version that their app needs. So this isn't a problem

with your update, or the version of JRE you just installed. It's an issue with

application vendor hardcoding the version of JRE they need. This is why you

need to be careful about removing older versions.

Here's a more detail readup:

http://java.com/en/download/faq/index_general.xml

(read first question)

And if you evern need older version, read later question about how to obtain

those.

Hope this helps.

gymma at 2007-7-12 1:13:41 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Runtime Environment...
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