How to install Java jdk and jre in linux

BuhRock · 03-27-2011, 03:03 PM

I just installed ubuntu 10.10 yesterday. I need java jdk and jre. It says I have some sort of open jdk? I'm not sure, but I downloaded the .bin folder and changed permissions, and then run the installer. It said it was done, but when I went back to javas website to verify it, it said I still was running the open jdk. Can someone help me?

phantom_cyph · 03-27-2011, 03:33 PM

JDK is a development kit, not the runtime environment needed to run programs like frostwire etc. Make sure you have JRE, it should be in your synaptic package manager.

knudfl · 03-27-2011, 04:28 PM

Welcome to LQ.

Sun Java 6 on Ubuntu 10.04 10.10 and later :
http://java.dzone.com/articles/sun-j...=toya256ForRSS
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sun-java-community-team/sun-java6
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun

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