java6 won't install, but ties up everything

Bruce Bales bbales at cox.net
Thu Apr 15 18:29:32 UTC 2010


On Thursday 15 April 2010 10:40:10 am Reinhold Rumberger wrote:
> On Thursday 15 April 2010, Bruce Bales wrote:
> > Hi, group.
> > Recently I have been unable to update/upgrade or install new
> > programs in my Kubuntu 8.04 system.  After apt-get install I get
> > a message that I don't have sun-java6-bin.  The message
> > disappears and my bash terminal turns blue and grey and says
> > "Configuring sun-jave6-jre" and wants me to agree to a java
> > license.  But it provides no way to agree.  Clicking on OK does
> > nothing; control-c doesn't work.  I can page down to the bottom,
> > but then can't go back up.  I have to close the session,  kill
> > dpkg and configure dpkg.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated,
> > bruce
>
> Use the tab key to select "OK", "I Agree" or whatever the button's
> name is and use the enter key to confirm.
>
>   --Reinhold

Many thanks, Reinhold.  That got it.  Who would have guessed the tab key out 
of 100 other choices?
bruce




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