Ubuntu 9.04 and the latest official Java JRE/JDK

[Fred Roller]

On Fri, 2009-07-10 at 16:22 +0300, Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> Since this is SO EASY, why don't they do this, in addition to
> providing the OpenJDK?

They do through the medibuntu repo I believe.

froller at metis:~$ sudo apt-get install java
java1-runtime             java5-sdk                 java-gcj-compat
java-runtime2
java1-runtime-headless    java5-sdk.                java-gcj-compat-dev
java-runtime-headless
java2-compiler            java6-runtime
java-gcj-compat-headless  javascript-common
java2html                 java6-runtime-headless    javahelp2
java-sdk
java2-runtime             java6-sdk                 javahelp2-doc
java-virtual-machine
java2-runtime-headless    javacc                    javahelper
java-wrappers
java2-sdk                 javacc-doc
javalex                   
java5-runtime             java-common
java-package              
java5-runtime-headless    java-compiler
java-runtime          


The medibuntu is the community provided support they mentioned.  Since
Ubuntu is committed to total free AND open software Java's closed source
restricts it from mainstream and will reside in the medibuntu.

If you haven't done so,

System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager

Settings->Repositories

click on Third-Party Software tab

check that Medibuntu is checked

click Close

click Reload

You can do a search for "jre" now and your options should for 5,6, etc
should come up.

Any updates which come down through the community should arrive through
this channel.

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Fred R.
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"Life is like Linux, simple.  If you are fighting it, you are doing
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