Gutsy & Hardy

[Derek Broughton]

Tycho Andersen wrote:

> First of all, this is my first post to kubuntu-users, hello everyone =)
> 
> On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Neil Winchurst <barnaby at drofle.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> First install I had Java Run Time working very easily via Add/Remove
>> programs. This time I have had to install Java manually, though I am
>> still trying to work out where to put the
>> link.<https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users>
>>
> 
> You're speaking of Sun's JRE vs. gcj? I think by default (K)Ubuntu uses
> gcj, or /etc/alternatives/java. If you want to force it to use Sun's java,
> link java to /usr/lib/jvm/<pick your favorite version of java
> here>/jre/java.
> 
> sudo ln -s `which java` /usr/lib/jvm/sun-jre-1.6/jre/java

Please don't.  Install the jdk/jre from multiverse (packages sun-java6-*)
and use "update-java-alternatives"

-- 
derek