Is it possible to install the sun-java6-plugin from jaunty in intrepid?

[Chris G]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 02:46:22PM -0600, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:24:01 +0000
> Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 08:42:35AM -0600, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> > > On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:18:43 +0000
> > > Chris G <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I have a need for the 'real' Sun Java6 plugin for my Firefox on
> > > > Intrepid (xubuntu 8.10).  It's not yet available for Intrepid but
> > > > there is a Jaunty (9.04) version.
> > > > 
> > > > Can anyone tell me if I can get the Jaunty version installed in
> > > > Intrepid, or can I do a manual install of the Sun JRE in Intrepid
> > > > and get what I want?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Isn't 'sun-java6-plugin' the real one? It is available in
> > > synaptic-package-manager in multiverse and needs sun-java6-jre.
> > > 
> > It's not available for 64-bit Ubuntu which I'm running (I think I put
> > it in the subject).
> > 
> 
> Maybe you could read that subject line again? I see nothing about 64bit
> or amd64 in it. 
> 
Yes, OK, I forgot!  :-)   I'd had a long day mucking about with this
problem. 

I have in fact simply installed the Sun Java6 JRE 'manually' now and
have the Java plugin working on my 64-bit Firefox.  It took me a long
time to get there though (not mostly Ubuntu's fault, mostly lack of
information on the things that *needed* the 'real' Sun Java plugin)

-- 
Chris Green