java install

[staylor29a11]

i have javas rpm.bin dowloaded ( i am new to ubuntu) I need to find out how to install this java package to my pc so i can view it in mozilla. Can anyone help me? :) Any help will be greatly appreciated.

samantha
samafayla33@aim.com

[Tim Sharitt]

The easiest way to install Java on Ubuntu is to install it from the repositories.

You can install sun-java6-jre and sun-java6-plugin with Add/Remove in the Applications menu or Synaptic.

Alternately, You can install via the command line with

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin