title: How to get back Java Preferences in OS X with Java for OS X 2012-006?
body: <p>After installing the <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572" rel="noreferrer">Java for OS X 2012-006</a> update, the Java Preferences app, for configuring applets and, more importantly for me, Java Web Start apps has gone. The <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5493" rel="noreferrer">tech note</a> about this update says: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>This update also removes the Java Preferences application, which is no longer required to configure applet settings.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>If it's no longer required, what has replaced it, or how do I get back the same functionality?
  One of the things I used to be able to do was configure when / how the Java Console appeared. Now it doesn't appear ever, and there's apparently nothing I can do about it!</p>
  
  <p>I already followed the steps in <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5559" rel="noreferrer">this tech note</a> in order to re-enable the the Java plugin and Web Start functionality, even though I hadn't ever installed a Java 7 JRE.</p>
  
  <p>I'm running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.2.</p>