Update Java to Update 2

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Sat Sep 1 16:10:32 UTC 2007


Wade Smart wrote:

> 09012007 0548 GMT-6 DST
> 
> Im trying out on Ubuntu a software that I used for years called
> PersonalBrain. Its now available for linux. In the forum some of the
> persons using Ubuntu said, if your on 6.06 your ok with whats installed
> but, on 7.04 you have to use 1.6.0.02.
> 
> When the application starts to install, a Start Up screen comes up but
> it is blank.
> 
> I did find this one post:
> Instead it was a problem about blank Java-screens in conjunction with
> Beryl. So if someone experiences this problem and is using Beryl try
> adding
> 
> export AWT_TOOLKIT=MToolkit
> 
> to your .bashrc - it solved the whole problem for me ..."
> 
> but as I am not running Beryl I didnt think it relevant (and I dont know
> where this file is anyway :) ).

Well, I agree with Knute that it shouldn't make a difference, but it can't
hurt to at least try the "export" option.

If that doesn't work, you can get the 1.6.02 java packages from the Ubuntu's
gutsy repository.
-- 
derek





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