Ubuntu 9.04 and the latest official Java JRE/JDK

[Ioannis Vranos]

Fred Roller wrote:
> 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.


I have setup the medibuntu repository for Ubuntu 9.04 already, and it doesn't provide any java.



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Ioannis A. Vranos

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