See my blog howto:
Howto install Oracle Java on Debian - LinuxQuestions.org :
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...-debian-34567/
$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_04"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_04-b20)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 23.0-b21, mixed mode)
Not much to it really. Takes less than 5 minutes to have a working Java 7 install that works on all browsers.
Basically 6 steps
1) Install java-package and fakeroot
2) download from Oracle
3) run fakeroot make-jpkg
4) Install with dpkg
5) Update java-alternatives
6) symlink browser plugin
or you can install Openjdk-7-jre and icedtea-plugin both of which are in the normal repos.
about
:plugins java in Chrome
Code:
Java(TM) Plug-in 1.7.0_04 - Version: 1.7.0_04
Java plug-in for NPAPI-based browsers.
Name: Java(TM) Plug-in 1.7.0_04
Description: Java plug-in for NPAPI-based browsers.
Version: 1.7.0_04
Location: /usr/lib/jvm/j2re1.7-oracle/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so
Type: NPAPI
$ apt-cache policy oracle-j2re1.7
oracle-j2re1.7:
Installed: 1.7.0+update4
Candidate: 1.7.0+update4