problem with installing java on debian

nédée · 11-27-2005, 12:57 PM

I searched for it and found

# apt-get install java-package
# make-jpkg jdk-1_5_0-linux-i586.bin
# dpkg -i sun-j2sdk1.5_1.5.0_i386.deb
# apt-get install sun-j2sdk1.5debian
# update-alternatives --config java

the problem is that with 'apt-get install sun-j2sdk1.5debian' i get the result that there is no such thing, i tryed some other servers in '../apt/sourcelist' without any luck

those anybody know another way to install Java or just knows where i can find this?

greats

Nédée

spooon · 11-27-2005, 05:09 PM

That step makes no sense; ignore it. The "dpkg -i" should install the package.

foo_bar_foo · 11-27-2005, 09:53 PM

blackdown.org has the debian java package and you can do it with apt-get
put in sources.lst

Code:

deb ftp://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/blackdown/debian/ sarge non-free
or
deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/java/debian/ sarge non-free

or any other mirror and fix for whatever debian version you are running
then
apt-get update
apt-get search java
to get the correct name for the install
apt-get install <whatever it is>

spooon · 11-27-2005, 10:06 PM

The OP wasn't asking about installing Blackdown's Java. The OP is building a package for Sun's Java using java-package as described here.

nédée · 11-28-2005, 09:53 AM

alright... i think i fix it, because if i do
java -version i get

java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-b64, mixed mode, sharing)

but another question: how do i change JAVA_HOME? because i just can't find where it is

thx already

foo_bar_foo · 11-28-2005, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by spooon
The OP wasn't asking about installing Blackdown's Java. The OP is building a package for Sun's Java using java-package as described here.

that's like saying the OP wasn't about eating bread the post was about eating bread.

number9 · 11-28-2005, 07:30 PM

You should, ahem, http://www.us.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-java-faq/

sewalk · 12-16-2005, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foo_bar_foo

that's like saying the OP wasn't about eating bread the post was about eating bread.

Actually, the OP was about eating bread and you're telling him about a store that has day-old bread when he wants to bake his own.

Using java-package allows users to install the latest available sdk from Sun instead of only being able to choose what versions have been repackaged by Blackdown.

This line:
# apt-get install sun-j2sdk1.5debian

can be safely ignored. As spooon stated, it is already implied by "-i" in the previous line:
# dpkg -i sun-j2sdk1.5_1.5.0_i386.deb