Sun Java in 9.10?

[Knute Johnson]

NoOp wrote:
> On 11/03/2009 06:25 PM, Knute Johnson wrote:
>> I installed xubuntu 9.10 from disk to my laptop.  As I usually do I 
>> installed Sun's Java.  I noticed after playing with it that it was one 
>> revision out of date (it is 1.6u15 and current is 1.6u16).  I did an 
>> update and there was nothing new so I looked at the Synaptic Package 
>> Manager and found 1.6u15 but not 1.6u16.  I un-installed it thinking 
>> maybe it was just confused and reloaded the package list but still no 
>> 1.6u16.  I then checked my other computer that was upgraded from 9.04 to 
>> 9.10 and it had 1.6u16 and the Synaptic Package Manager even showed 
>> 1.6u16.  Is there some reason that an install from a disk would have 
>> different packages available?  Any idea how to fix this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
> 
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=names&keywords=sun-java6-jre
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sun-java6
> shows -15 for karmic. Your upgrade from jaunty already had -16, so the
> upgrade most likely left it in place.
> 
> Also see (and add comments):
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sun-java6/+bug/454876

Thanks!

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Knute Johnson
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