java 2RE

[norman]

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> > You are very fortunate in that you know what you are doing. I have no
> > real idea on how to tweak anything thus, my instinct is to go for the
> > easiest for me to do. I know how to type instructions into a terminal
> > and that's as far as my experience goes.
> 
> Do you need the latest java ? If not, there are packages from the
> multiverse repository you can install: -
> 
> sun-java5-bin    <-- this will pull in the runtime as a dependency

The application I want to run specifies J2SE JRE. I have tried
sun-java5.bin but the application does not fully run. For example the
various windows appear and seem to work except that images needed do not
show.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Norman