Install of java jdk failed

[Ric Moore]

On Tue, 2011-08-09 at 22:05 -0500, Jim Byrnes wrote: 
> I tried installing sun-java6-jdk on Ubuntu 10.04 using Synaptic.  The 
> instructions I followed said that I would have to accept the license, an 
> entry would be in system-->admin and the files would be in /usr/lib/jvm. 
>   None of that happened.
> 
> What do I need to do to fix this?

The first time you install it, with synaptic, you have to have the
comments (or whatever the heck it's called) window open when it gets to
the point of installing files. That's when the license announce comes
up. Tricky bit, too. It's easy to mess up, but just try again, that's
free. Or, since you already have the file in /var/cache/apt/archives
apt-get install packagename should do the trick, too. $:) Ric


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