Crapware-free downloads ARE available. If you go to Oracle's Technology Network area to download (or Google for the specific version e.g. "java 6u38" or "java

Crapware-free downloads ARE available. If you go to Oracle's Technology Network area to download (or Google for the specific version e.g. "java 6u38" or "java 7u11 oracle" because of all the press) you can agree to their binary license and download crap-free offline installers. The link for 6u38 is http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre6u38-downloads-1877409.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre6... and the link for 7u11 is http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7-downloads-1880261.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7...