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Thread: Update sun-java to secure version

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    Update sun-java to secure version

    Hi,

    Ubuntu has stopped supporting sun-java because of licensing with open-jdk being the alternative. Now we can still install sun-java using the ppa:ferramroberto/java repository.

    But the version from this repo is 1.6.0_26 which is insecure and will even be blocked by firefox in the very near future.

    Manually installing the latest sun version is quite a hassle and must be re-done on every new security release.

    Are there any options to use update-manager/apt-get to keep the sun-java up-to-date? What is the general opinion on this?

    [I feel that switching to open-jdk is tricky; I am afraid for incompatibilities because most java-code is written for sun-java.]

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    Re: Update sun-java to secure version

    There's no known updated PPA for Oracle Java, but you can always use this: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/01/s...ers-on-ubuntu/
    It's a script that will automatically download the latest Oracle Java and install it. Credits to its creator.

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    Re: Update sun-java to secure version

    Spot on:

    $ java -version
    java version "1.6.0_31"
    Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_31-b04)
    Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 20.6-b01, mixed mode)

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