How to install Sun's Java

[Adamal]

Since I haven't seen any how to's on how to install Sun's java (Any Version) I thought I'd write up a little how to.

First you will need to add all the extra repositories for Ubuntu. (ie Multiverse, Universe...) Please see other how to's on how to do that.

Now go to Sun's website http://java.sun.com and select the java jdk or jre that you want. In my case I needed 1.4.2 so I downloaded j2sdk-1_4_2_09-linux-i586.bin.

Then run the following commands from the terminal:

First install the required packages:
sudo apt-get install fakeroot java-package java-common
Create the Deb file for the install:
fakeroot make-jpkg jre-1_5_0_05-linux-i586.bin
Install The deb file
sudo dpkg -i sun-j2re1.5_1.5.0+update05_i386.deb
Now make Sun's java the default by running this command and selecting it.
sudo update-alternatives --config java

I hope that helps.

The instructions above are dated, please do not use them. Use the following instead:
Execute one of the following:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk - For the JDK (Developer)
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre - For the JRE (User)

[Arktis]

Edit: removed alternate method and added to it's own thread. I also mentioned here that I didn't see java-package in the repos.

[Adamal]

Yes java-package is in the repositories. Here is my sources.list

deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 5.10 _Breezy Badger_ - Release i386 (20051012)]/ breezy main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy main restricted ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the ## distribution. deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-updates main restricted ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'universe' ## repository. ## 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-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy universe ## 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://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse # deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security main restricted # deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe # deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu breezy-security universe deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy universe main restricted multiverse

[bored2k]

The above is not the default sources.list. We should assume the user is starting from zero .

[Adamal]

Re-read my first post. You will see that I stated that you will need to add the extra repositories.

[Arktis]

Yeah, sorry about that. I finished editing up my alternate method if you want to check that out. 'Twas an educational experience... probably nobody will use it.

[odie5533]

I get the following error:

fakeroot make-jpkg jdk-1_5_0_05-linux-i586.bin
Creating temporary directory: /tmp/make-jpkg.XXXXV5OMN4
Loading plugins: blackdown-j2re.sh blackdown-j2sdk.sh common.sh ibm-j2re.sh ibm-j2sdk.sh j2re.sh j2sdk-doc.sh j2sdk.sh j2se.sh sun-j2re.sh sun-j2sdk-doc.sh sun-j2sdk.sh

No matching plugin was found.
Removing temporary directory: done

[bionnaki]

just curious.
how would one uninstall this?

[noxfu]

Originally Posted by bionnaki just curious. how would one uninstall this?

dpkg -l |grep -i java

You will see that "sun-j2re1.5" is the package you're looking for.

sudo apt-get remove sun-j2re1.5

That's it.

[kvidell]

Why are we using fakeroot and not sudo? Or am I confused as to what fakeroot is/does?
- Kev