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Saurabhdua
August 4th, 2010, 09:16 AM
Hello Folks!:popcorn:

I wonder , why doesn't Ubuntu offers updates for JAVA?

I installed Java with the help of this forum using command::

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

Though Ubuntu contains Java now BUT it is not the latest version!?Neither I caught hold of any updates through System>>Administration>>Update Manager?

ON verifying Java through their website, it do asks me ::: Oops..your version is not the latest & bla..bla..bla.

Is there an easy way out there to install the latest version of Java without having to grapple with .tar..etc. kind of 'Weird' file formats?

Why don't you come out with a straight forward .deb package for JAVA?;)