You can build your own java package and then install the freemind.deb file <a href="http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/Java">http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/Java</a> I chose option 2 <pre>$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install java-package java-common fakeroot download the sun jdk from <a href="http://java.sun.com">java.sun.com</a> ** edit /usr/share/java-package/sun-j2sdk.sh to reflect the actual JDK 1.5 release version. $ fakeroot make-jpkg jdk-1_5_0-linux-i586.bin $ sudo dpkg -i sun-j2sdk1.5_1.5.0_i386.deb (this reports an error but is completed in next step) $ sudo apt-get install sun-j2sdk1.5debian $ sudo update-alternatives --config java (see next step for dependancy errors) $ sudo apt-get -f install (fix dependancy errors if required)</pre> And it ends up like: root@mfranz-t40u:/home/mfranz # dpkg -s sun-j2sdk1.4 Package: sun-j2sdk1.4 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: non-free/devel Installed-Size: 92115 Maintainer: Matthew Franz Architecture: i386 Version: 1.4.2+07 Replaces: sun-j2sdk1.4debian Provides: java-common, java-virtual-machine, java-runtime, java2-runtime, java-b rowser-plugin, java-compiler, java2-compiler, j2sdk1.4, j2re1.4 Depends: libasound2 (>> 1.0.8), libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0-0pre6u buntu4), libx11-6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxext6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxi6 | xlib s (>> 4.1.0), libxp6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxt6 | xlibs (>> 4.1.0), libxtst6 | x libs (>> 4.1.0) Description: Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition, Sun Microsystems(TM) The Java(TM) 2 SDK is a development environment for building applications, applets, and components that can be deployed on the Java platform. . The Java(TM) 2 SDK software includes tools useful for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language and running on the Java platform. These tools are designed to be used from the command line. Except for appletviewer, these tools do not provide a graphical user interface. . This package has been automatically created with java-package (0.19). <div>On 4/19/05, Andy <<a href="mailto:andy.choens@gmail.com">andy.choens@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> After installing Hoary I followed the directions on the unofficial FAQ and installed things like Java. I have Java 1.5 on my computer and it works just fine. I would like to install a program called freemind. I have it on my hard-drive, and I have used dpkg to install it, by forcing it to. It claims it can't install it because it needs Java, and since I never installed a .deb with Java on it, it has no evidence that there is any Java on the computer. After forcing it to install, it runs just fine. It does not however run all of the configuration stuff, because there's no menu entry etc. How can I force dpkg to do this. I tried the congifure option to dpkg, but I don't think it did everything. Second Question: Now everytime I open up synaptic, it removes freemind, and I have to add it back in. Apt sees freemind as a broken package. How can I tell apt (and thus synaptic) to ignore freemind? Thanks! --andy -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Andy Choens Teen Leadership Program Director Ramapo For Children Office: 845 - 876 - 8403 ------------------------------------------------------------- -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users">http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users </a> </blockquote></div> -- Matthew Franz <a href="http://www.io.com/~mdfranz/">http://www.io.com/~mdfranz/</a>