Make Java work. How?

[Norman Silverstone]

On Fri, 2006-09-08 at 05:00 +0000, Herman wrote:
> I need to install JAVA.
> Do I?
> Synaptic tells me that many Java packages are installed.
> 
> If I have a webpage that needs Java, it wants to install Java.
>  (the plug-in tries to install JRE, Java Runtime Environment)
> 
> I use Ubunti 6.06, default installation.
> 
> 
> I tried it out on this website: (and it does not work)
> Java Morse Code Translator
> http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html
> 
> How do I get Java to work for me?

This helped me a great deal.

> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java

Norman