user5556: As of a few days ago, Bitcoin.org offers MultiBit instead of Bitcoin-Qt on its website: http://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet
I do not wish to install MultiBit because it requires Sun Java to be preinstalled.
As we all know, Sun Java is full of security holes/exploits and according to The H Security at http://www.h-online.com/security/ Oracle has not patched all of them. How can we trust our money with using a software that has full of security issues? (Note: Sun Java is proprietary software and end users are at the mercy of Oracle when it comes to fixing bugs.)
I hope the developers of MultiBit will drop the Java prerequisite in their next software version.

user888: As per the comments to your main question, it is mainly the Java browser plugin that is the problem. I advise you not to be have that running.
Java for a desktop application is more like a supporting library to the applications you are installing. The usage is different.
It is a good idea to be security conscious with Bitcoin software - the question to ask is: How can rogue code get to run on my machine ?
If you download MultiBit from https://multibit.org (and check its SHA256 hash and/or signature) and download the JDK from a reputable source then you know what you are running.
All that being said, if you still do not want to install Java then I would have a look at Electrum (http://electrum.org) and see that meets your needs.

user2355: If Java is your only concern, just use MultiBit. It is safe to install Java. It's a common myth that Java is insecure. It is not. Only the browser plugin of Java is insecure. So, just install Java and then disable its browser plugin.
EDIT: The makers of Multibit confirm this.

EDIT: Also, you say Java is proprietary software. It is. However, Sun made an open source version of it, OpenJDK. It doesn't include the browser plugin.
In case you don't use Linux or BSD: It's only for Linux and BSD however, but the closed one (that is also availible for Windows and Mac OS X) is largely based on the same source code, according to OpenJDK's webpage.
You also say "I hope the developers of MultiBit will drop the Java prerequisite in their next software version.". I hope you realise that would require a total (and unnecessary) rewrite of MultiBit?

5556: <p>As of a few days ago, Bitcoin.org offers MultiBit instead of Bitcoin-Qt on its website: <a href="http://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet" rel="nofollow">http://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet</a></p>

<p>I do not wish to install MultiBit because it requires Sun Java to be preinstalled.</p>

<p>As we all know, Sun Java is full of security holes/exploits and according to The H Security at <a href="http://www.h-online.com/security/" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-online.com/security/</a> Oracle has not patched all of them. How can we trust our money with using a software that has full of security issues? (Note: Sun Java is proprietary software and end users are at the mercy of Oracle when it comes to fixing bugs.)</p>

<p>I hope the developers of MultiBit will drop the Java prerequisite in their next software version.</p>
 888: <p>As per the comments to your main question, it is mainly the Java browser plugin that is the problem. I advise you not to be have that running.</p>

<p>Java for a desktop application is more like a supporting library to the applications you are installing. The usage is different.</p>

<p>It is a good idea to be security conscious with Bitcoin software - the question to ask is: How can rogue code get to run on my machine ?</p>

<p>If you download MultiBit from <a href="https://multibit.org" rel="nofollow">https://multibit.org</a> (and check its SHA256 hash and/or signature) and download the JDK from a reputable source then you know what you are running.</p>

<p>All that being said, if you still do not want to install Java then I would have a look at Electrum (<a href="http://electrum.org" rel="nofollow">http://electrum.org</a>) and see that meets your needs.</p>
 2355: <p>If Java is your only concern, <strong>just use MultiBit. It is safe to install Java. It's a common myth that Java is insecure. It is not. Only the browser plugin of Java is insecure. So, just install Java and then disable its browser plugin.</strong></p>

<p>EDIT: <a href="https://www.multibit.org/blog/2013/04/23/java-is-secure.html" rel="nofollow">The makers of Multibit confirm this.</a></p>

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<p><em>EDIT: Also, you say Java is proprietary software. It is. However, Sun made an open source version of it, <a href="http://openjdk.java.net" rel="nofollow">OpenJDK</a>. It doesn't include the browser plugin.
In case you don't use Linux or BSD: It's only for Linux and BSD however, but the closed one (that is also availible for Windows and Mac OS X) is largely based on the same source code, according to <a href="http://openjdk.java.net" rel="nofollow">OpenJDK's webpage</a>.</em></p>

<p><em>You also say "I hope the developers of MultiBit will drop the Java prerequisite in their next software version.". I hope you realise that would require a total (and unnecessary) rewrite of MultiBit?</em></p>
