Ubuntu Howto: Install Sun Java

August 31, 2007 at 16:47 · Tags: Java, Linux, Open Source, Open Standards, Ubuntu

Java Logo This small guide shows how to install the original Sun Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 JRE (Java Runtime Environment) and JDK (Java Developer Kit) on Ubuntu.

The original Sun Java 2 is available in the ‘multiverse’ section of the Ubuntu repositories. To enable this section first add the multiverse repository to the apt sources file – the /etc/apt/sources.list should look like, – important parts are in bold:

deb http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe multiverse

Now, update apt:
sudo apt-get update

Then install the Java debian packages.
sudo apt-get install sun-java5-bin

Or this for installing the JDK ( the Java SDK )
sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jdk

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Allan said,

April 29, 2009 @ 21:37

Incredibly arcane instructions. You Linux geeks think that everyone is supposed to know what the hell you are talking about. You say:

The original Sun Java 2 is available in the ‘multiverse’ section of the Ubuntu repositories. To enable this section first add the multiverse repository to the apt sources file – the /etc/apt/sources.list should look like, – important parts are in bold:

Juat what the hell is that supposed to mean and how do you add anything to something called the apt sources file. Get a grip. If you are going to give instructions for christ sake make them step-by-step and clear as water. No wonder people do not want to switch to Linux I think I will go back to Windows too just for this kind of ill considered, so called, help file. Disgusted

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