Reinstall Sun java in Ubuntu
Read all about it here
or use these commands
- put the line
deb http://www.duinsoft.nl/pkg debs all- in the file /etc/apt/sources.list, either using Software Sources from your System Menu or by editing the file in an editor (as root)
- or:
- put this line in a file named (e.g.) duinsoft.list in the directory /etc/apt/sources.list.d
- import the gpg key with the command (all on one line)
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 5CB26B26- (the last gave an error on my system)
- enter the commands (two lines)
sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install update-sun-jre- or use Synaptic to install the package
- installation of the Runtime Environment will follow automatically
A second solution is from these sources from Martin Wimpress:
You can update your system withhis unsupported packages from this untrusted PPA
by adding ppa:flexiondotorg/java to your system's Software Sources. (Read about installing)
It offers among others:
The PPA currently publishes Sun Java 6 1.6.0.30 for:
- Lucid i386/amd64
- Maverick i386/amd64
- Natty i386/amd64
- Oneiric i386/amd64
- Precise i386. However, amd64 is failing to build on Precise. Martin will try and fix this in due course.
To Sun Java 6 , previously instaled via packages, do the following.
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:flexiondotorg/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
To install Sun Java 6 JRE do the following:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:flexiondotorg/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
To install Sun Java 6 browser plugin do the following:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:flexiondotorg/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-plugin
To install Sun Java 6 JDK do the following:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:flexiondotorg/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk