Gutsy & Hardy

[Ignazio Palmisano]

Cary Bielenberg wrote:
> Neil,
>        type in konsole window sudo apt-get update then when that is finished 
> type apt-get install update-java-alternatives
> 
> I have had a look at my packages & I can't find it! I also tried to find 
> java-alternatives but to no avail. Hope you have the packages.
> 
> Cary

I've used:
sudo update-alternatives --config java

to do that, didn't have to install any new package.
HTH,
I.

> 
> 
> Neil Winchurst wrote:
>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>   
>>> Yes. Tycho's suggestion would work for any JVM that ended up
>>> in /usr/lib/jvm, so I wanted to be sure you were actually getting the real
>>> Ubuntu package.  Then update-java-alternatives will work.
>>>     
>>
>> OK, I have installed sun-java6-jdk. Sorry to be so dim, but how do I run 
>> update-java-alternatives? Do I just enter that command in a terminal 
>> screen?
>>
>> Thanks for all the help so far. Never had so much trouble getting java 
>> to work in Firefox.
>>
>> Neil Winchurst
>>
>>   
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