Hi folks,

Ubuntu 10.04 lucid

sun-java6-jdk has been dropped from the Multiverse section of the Ubuntu archive. They recommend using openjdk-6 instead.

Is there any difference between these 2 packages? TIA

satimis

Well, I don't know if they differ but I experienced some problems with open-jdk (couldn't use on-line storage - adrive.com) so I switched to sun-java after all.

I would suggest you to try staying with open-jdk at the moment. If it works for you why to change to proprietary soft?

There shouldn't be much difference except that sun-java6-jdk is released under a non-free license, while openjdk is released under the GPL with a linking exception. There were some components missing from openjdk, but I don't know if that has been fixed now. The only difference I've seen was a button that rendered a little different when using swing, but that may have been fixed since I last used swing.

I prefer sun-java6-jdk ..


A manual method for the install :
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1460594
..... Some packages depend on 'sun-java6-jdk' ?
Also see post #10, please. ........


.. Or add some "karmic" lines to /etc/apt/sources.list , to use
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk ..
(Please use the url, you have for lucid.)
My example, the Danish url :

deb http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic universe
deb http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates universe

deb http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic multiverse
deb http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ karmic-updates multiverse


sudo update-alternatives --config java
.. is required if you have other 'java' installed.
..