Sun Java 1.6.0_25 on ubuntu 10.10 64 bit?

[Druegan]

I've just upgraded to 10.10 from 10.04, and since I was in the biz of upgrading, I decided to check on my version of Java..

I'm currently running Sun Java 1.6.0_24, and Sun's java checker says there is a new version of java available, 1.6.0_25..

So I do a "sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin", and I get the message that these are already the newest version..

Does this mean that 1.6.0_25 hasn't been added to the repositories yet?

Is there a way to manually install 1.6.0_25 relatively easily?

Thanks in advance,
Druegan

[frankbooth]

Does this mean that 1.6.0_25 hasn't been added to the repositories yet?

Yupp, it might only be available (in repos) for 11.04 .

Is there a way to manually install 1.6.0_25 relatively easily?

There's a HOW-TO here: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76702
Not sure if it's up-to-date, but it shouldn't be much harder or much different.

My personal advice:
Just stick with the version you've got, unless you really need the newest version.
You can never go wrong with the old saying... "If it ain't broken, don't fix it."

[jtarin]

It's might not be worth the trouble to reinstall Java for such a small upgrade. You should check the changlog and weigh the difference between the two and the determine if it is worth it.BTW it's up to 1.6.0_.26 now.

[YesWeCan]

I think 11.04 is on 24. Yes, only change it if you need to.

Just follow these instructions: http://www.java.com/en/download/help...selfextracting

[Druegan]

Ok.. thank you very much