Problems installing Java

[I-Am-The-Tux]

I'm tryiung to use the Ubuntu repositories to install Java but I keep getting the same errorL

'There was an error commiting changes. Possibly there was a problem downloading some packages or the commit would break packages. '

It latter says installation complete! But it isn't.

Help me please! :)

[mux]

hi!

maybe this can help:
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#Java_.26_Non-Media_Browser_Plug-ins

if not, how exactly did you try to install java? synaptic/commandline? which repositories did you use to install which version of java?

hth
mux

[I-Am-The-Tux]

Actually I'm having trouble downloading anything. I'm getting the same error message when I try to download anything at all!

[mux]

can you post your /etc/apt/sources.list ?

[I-Am-The-Tux]

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.

deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty main restricted

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-updates main restricted

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## universe WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu security
## team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty multiverse
deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ feisty-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu feisty-security multiverse

[I-Am-The-Tux]

Solved the problem. You might not believe what it was. I hadn't ticked the licence agreement box on one of the licence agreement forms.

I don't know why that stopped me installing anything else but once I'd ran Adept Manager instead of installer, ran the update process and this time, checked the box, everything began working fine again. I'm bewildered how not ticking a little box can cause so much chaos! :D

[mux]

hehe, well ... it's the little things... =)
glad it's now working for you!