[SOLVED] Install of java jdk failed

[Jim Byrnes]

On 08/10/2011 09:49 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> On 08/10/2011 02:04 AM, d~_*b wrote:
>> On 10 August 2011 08:35, Jim Byrnes<jf_byrnes at comcast.net> 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?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Jim
>>>
>>
>> install it via the cmd line sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jdk
>>
>> This will invoke a terminal window for you to accept the license
>> (navigate using<tab> and accept using<spacebar>)
>>
>> -- & Ru Chelladurai
>>
>
> Thanks but trying that I still don't see that option.
>
> $ sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jdk
> [sudo] password for me:
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
> Writing extended state information... Done
> No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
> 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.
> Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
> Writing extended state information... Done
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Reading extended state information
> Initializing package states... Done
>
> thanks, Jim
>
>

The whole problem was a false alarm.  I found that I can compile and and 
run a small java test program, so it must be installed even though I did 
not see what the howto led me to believe I would.  Sorry for the noise.

Regards,  Jim