Installing JRE on Ubuntu 10.04

[talha099]

I am very new to Ubuntu. I am trying to install JRE on Ubuntu 10.04.

I add the partner repository using the following command:

sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner”

However when I run:

sudo apt-get update

I get the following error:

E: Malformed line 54 in source list /etc/apt/sources.list (dist parse)

Can someone please tell me what's going wrong? It'll be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot!

[Paddy Landau]

Remove that repository and instead add:
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner

You can do this in the GUI, if you prefer: System > Administration > Software Sources.

[cyiucsy]

I am not an expert on this but perhaps you can give us more details by posting your sources.list

Press Alt+F2 (Run Application), type:

gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
and press ENTER, then copy the contest of the sources.list file here. Hopefully then someone will be able to spot out the cause of the problem.

[QIII]

That will, however, leave you with an old Java update with some security issues. Java 6 is now up to Update 31.

I'm on my cell phone on a train, so I can't give you the link. However, if you google the following terms you will find an excellent, well-explained tutorial for installing Update 31:


easy linux tips java

Oracle has withdrawn all Sun's previous license agreements and distributions are no longer allowed to maintain the Sun packages as part of their freely downloadable software.

[talha099]

It worked.. thanks a lot!



That will, however, leave you with an old Java update with some security issues. Java 6 is now up to Update 31.

I'm on my cell phone on a train, so I can't give you the link. However, if you google the following terms you will find an excellent, well-explained tutorial for installing Update 31:


easy linux tips javaOracle has withdrawn all Sun's previous license agreements and distributions are no longer allowed to maintain the Sun packages as part of their freely downloadable software.

[sammiev]

I suggest you try This (http://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/java). You need the latest version to help keep your computer protected.

[Paddy Landau]

It worked.. thanks a lot!
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