Can't install java - dependencies problem on multiverse (dapper)

asimov · 06-29-2006, 12:36 PM

My /etc/apt/sources.list is:

Code:

deb http://www.beerorkid.com/compiz dapper main
deb http://xgl.compiz.info/ dapper main

deb http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-updates main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://il.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ dapper-backports main restricted universe multiverse

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security main restricted
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-security universe multiverse

When trying to install JAVA plugin to firefox, i got this:

Code:

root@laptopy:~# apt-get install sun-java5-jre
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  j2re1.4-mozilla-plugin: Depends: j2re1.4 but it is not going to be installed
  sun-java5-jre: Depends: sun-java5-bin (= 1.5.0-06-1) but it is not going to be installed or
                          ia32-sun-java5-bin (= 1.5.0-06-1) but it is not installable
  sun-java5-plugin: Depends: sun-java5-bin (= 1.5.0-06-1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

I've tried with the "-f" flag, but it didn't work either.

Any tips?

pljvaldez · 06-29-2006, 12:50 PM

Download the source from Sun's website and compile it to a deb. Then install it. http://blog.agileware.net/index.php/...-ubuntu-linux/

Hitboxx · 06-29-2006, 12:56 PM

Have you tried EasyUbuntu??
http://easyubuntu.freecontrib.org/

asimov · 06-29-2006, 12:59 PM

i'm aware of those methods, but i think it's best to install from the official repositories. i thought maybe someone else got the same error and found a local solution to it.

it doesn't make a lot of sense that the repositories are not working, so i think it's my fault - bad configurations etc.

thanks anyway for the tips

robbbert · 06-29-2006, 03:27 PM

I'm not sure. With Dapper, it's the first time that Sun Java is in Ubuntu's repositories. Additionally, 1.4.2 is not the current Java version (1.5 is current). - I tend to think there's a bug within the packages in the repositories: When you choose the 1.4.2 Mozilla plugin, the matching 1.4.2 Java Virtual Machine should be marked as selected, automatically.

I also believe there's no actual need for the browser plugin (at least not with Sun Java 1.5), so try to just install the 1.5 JRE.

BTW, Here's a Java version checker for the browser.

At last, pjlvaledez' method should work, at any rate.

PDR60 · 06-29-2006, 04:58 PM

Configure your sources like this and you'll get the correct version. Page 12-17 go through the details

http://www.linuxloader.com/modules.p...pid=28&page=11

robbbert · 06-29-2006, 05:20 PM

Quote:

sun-java5-jre: Depends: sun-java5-bin (= 1.5.0-06-1) but it is not going to be installed

both packages are from the same repository...