How to install Java on Kubuntu?

[Ric Moore]

On Mon, 2009-02-23 at 19:21 -0500, Gerald I. Evenden wrote:
> I have tried to get some Java stuff sent by another person to run on my 
> system.  In the latest case I got a file that program 'file' shows as:
> 
> file Speed*
> SpeedTest4-linux: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), 
> for GNU/Linux 2.2.5, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), not stripped
> 
> So I set it as executable and:
> 
> ./Speed*
> Unable to find a supported JDK or JRE version. Version 1.3.1 or higher is 
> required.
> Check your installation and use +javahome to specify the JDK or JRE location
> 
> I cannot find any documentation on JDK, JRE or +javahome.
> 
> I few weeks ago I tried the "hello world" from a tutorial website but had 
> troubles there also.  Doing search on synaptic yields a multipage listing of 
> crap related to jave but I have no idea where to start.
> 
> Is there any cookbook for setting up Java on Kubuntu?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> PS: I am not sure that the person sending me the test knows much more about 
> Java than I do---which nothing.  I'm just an old C programmer that knows 
> nuttin about this new fangled stuff.

The first thing you want to try, when java seems to fail is typing this
on a command line:
java -version

IF that works at all, and you get the returned version as a result, you
have java. If you don't, you don't. Easy to do, down and dirty. IF you
know you installed java, then it becomes a matter of it's path being
set.  Better yet, use Adept and put "sun" in the search bar and see if
you have the REAL java installed. If not, click on install. Again, just
google on "kubuntu java jdk install" and you'll find a bunch of working
answers. Put your version in the search to get more accurate. But adept
ought to handle it for you without a bunch of hassles. Ric

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