JRE And Ubuntu
Jatin Davey
daveyjatin at gmail.com
Mon Nov 16 17:25:09 UTC 2009
Leonard wrote:
> Jatin Davey wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I have five questions:
>>
>> 1. Does the default ubuntu 9.10 download include JRE when we download
>> the .iso files from a peer-to-peer network client like utorrent ?
>>
>
> Don't know about the iso for sure but the normal repos do. Aptitude
> search jre list several renditions including Sun.
>
>
>> 2. If not which version of JRE can be installed without any issues on
>> Ubuntu 9.10 ?
>>
>
> icedtea-6-jre-cacao and sevral other related jre apps are installed by
> default on my karmic. I have installed manually sun-java6-jre which
> works fine and shows up on my browsers about:plugins. If there is a
> dependency issue apt/aptitude should take care of it.
>
>
>> 3. After installing JRE on ubuntu 9.10 how do i check whether it is
>> installed or not ?
>>
>
> aptitude show <pkg name of jre you installed> or even aptitude search
> <pkg name> would show if it is installed. You could also use any apt
> related gui(synaptic, etc) and search for it. This is pretty basic
> Debian/Ubuntu Linux which you should know unless this is your first
> venture into Debian based Linux.
>
>
>> 4. After installation where would normally get installed on a linux OS ,
>> It is under "Program Files" normally under windows OS ?
>>
>
> It should show up in the system/applications menu in either gnome or
> kubuntu-desktop. Do "locate jre"(without quotes) from the command line
> to see all the folders(dir) that have jre in the path. There will be
> many. You appear to be a windoze user just starting out in Ubuntu
> linux, if so, calling attention to that fact may get you more useful,
> explicit help.
>
>
>> 5. Does the CD have JRE in it ? Just want to make sure before
>> downloading it.
>>
>>
> Im pretty sure it dose and you can verify by reading the CD's folders or
> going to the download site and looking at the files contained in the iso
> file. You have nothing to worry about regarding jre. Just download the
> live CD or alternate CD iso, install Ubuntu and enjoy. It is advisable
> that you read up on howto install Ubuntu using the iso file
> and howto make an iso image on a CD before attempting to actually
> install K(U)buntu. Many newcomers don't know how to make(burn) an iso
> image to a CD(DVD) or burn it at too fast a speed causing errors in the
> burning process. A little study before hand will save you some
> headaches. HTH,
>
>> Thanks
>> Jatin
>>
>>
>
>
>
Thanks Leonard.
Thanks
Jatin
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