[xubuntu-users] Fw: Re: Fw: Updating Java update 26 from JAVA

[Paul Taylor]

I'm sorry to write this here, but am I the only one thinking this mailing
list is getting used inappropriately? If people could check the forums
(Ubuntu) before sending a message in this mailing list it would be nice. I'm
not sure that the job of this mailing list is to fix individual users
concerns...

IcedTea (if i'm correct) is the open source alternative to the closed source
java developed by Sun Microsystems. In the repository, the version will be
20 the latest (26) hasn't been fully accepted by Canonical.

On Wed, Jul 27, 2011 at 9:44 AM, alex ong <alexong2005 at yahoo.com.sg> wrote:

> Sorry I am using Google Chrome as my browser the three installations from
> Ubuntu Software Center seems to work even without installing the jre or jdk
> bin file. What I see under Google Chrome about:plugins is that the version
> is 20. Perhaps it is still in development stage. The test applet provided by
> Sun MicroSystem website indicated it is still at 20 no matter what I did and
> the plugins is also 20. Some thing called IceTea was the developer of IceTea
> Java Plugins.
>
> --- On *Wed, 27/7/11, alex ong <alexong2005 at yahoo.com.sg>* wrote:
>
>
> From: alex ong <alexong2005 at yahoo.com.sg>
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Fw: Updating Java update 26 from JAVA
> To: "Xubuntu Help and User Discussions" <xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Wednesday, 27 July, 2011, 4:30 PM
>
> I rename the jre.... directory to temp and reload OpenJDK Java 6 runtime
> and web start and Icetea Java plugins from the Ubuntu Software Centre. The
> version is still 20 and not 26 for which I had installed the jdk...bin file.
> Seems like the Ubuntu Software Center still got the update 20 version.
>
> --- On *Wed, 27/7/11, Karim REKIK <wkrekik at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Karim REKIK <wkrekik at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Fw: Updating Java update 26 from JAVA
> To: "Xubuntu Help and User Discussions" <xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Wednesday, 27 July, 2011, 4:15 PM
>
> I don't know how to solve your problem by  I'm sure that ;
>
> - jre-6u26-linux-i586.bin is what you need
> - jdk-6u26-linux-i586.bin is for developers only
>
> WKR
>
>
>
> 2011/7/27 alex ong <alexong2005 at yahoo.com.sg>
>
> I also notice there are two sources of Java downloads: one from
> SunMicrosystems and the other Java itself. I got two downloaded java from
> the two different sources jdk-6u26-linux-i586.bin and
> jre-6u26-linux-i586.bin. Are they the same or I should be using the jdk
> version instead with jdk related instructions. My present java is Java SE 6
> update 20, SunMicrosystem on linux 2.6.35-30-generic. Then do I need to
> remove this version before installing update 26 and then how to remove?
> Again thanks a million times.
>
> Alex
> Singapore
> Viber: +65-85103395
> Skype: alexong2005
>
> --- On *Wed, 27/7/11, alex ong <alexong2005 at yahoo.com.sg>* wrote:
>
>
> From: alex ong <alexong2005 at yahoo.com.sg>
> Subject: [xubuntu-users] Updating Java update 26 from JAVA
> To: xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Date: Wednesday, 27 July, 2011, 2:11 PM
>
>
> Dear Fellows,
>
> I had downloaded from Java website the file jre-6u26-linux-i586.bin which
> is meant for Linux(with a penguin icon). I am new to Xubuntu. How do I
> delete Java update 20 with this supposedly update 26? I also noted that I
> have installed openjdk java icetea from the Ubuntu Software Center. Please
> kindly email me the step by step guide to do the above. Thanks a million
> times.
>
> Alex
> Singapore
>
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