Java Runtime Environment (JRE6) for Ubuntu
The Java Runtime Environment(JRE) enables your computer to run applications and applets that use Java technology. Without it some web pages would not be completely downloaded. In Ubuntu JRE, and the JRE plugin for Firefox have to be installed personally. Unfortunately Debian based systems have to use an alternative method because Sun Microsystems provides only RPM and Binary packages.
Control if your multiverse repositories are enabled. If not enable them and from the command line type or copy and paste this command;
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts
This command permits you to install JRE version 6 with its relative plugins
Follow the screen instructions right to the end.
By typing
# java -version
at the command line you can verify the version just installed.
Next open Firefox and type
about: plugins
in the address bar and check out for Java plugins or take a test from the Sun Microsystems Verify Page.
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Thanks for the info…
August 25th, 2007 at 6:24 pmA good one, have been trying to get JRE installed but to no avail. Thanks
August 25th, 2007 at 8:36 pmGood blog, like your design. Excellent content. Keep blogging
August 26th, 2007 at 2:12 pmJust installed JRE6. Thx for the tip
August 28th, 2007 at 2:11 amif you installed 2 or more versions of java like java 1.4, java 5 and java 6. use sudo update-alternatives -config java to choose which version you want as default java.
August 29th, 2007 at 9:33 am