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help properly installing java 1.6

I need to run a program,OpenChrom, that requires a JRE of 1.6 or greater. The program runs as a standalone executable, no installation is indicated.
I used

Code:

apt-get install sun-java6-bin

and the installation appeared to go smoothly. I now have a folder:

Code:

/usr/java/jre1.6.0_21

that looks like it has the whole JRE in it. However when I check my java version I get the following:

Code:

adam@debian:~/Desktop/OpenChrom$ java -version

java version "1.5.0"

gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.3.2

I found something on YoLinux that makes me think I need to tell my computer, or the shell, where to find Java. How do I do this? Needless to say openchrom does not run, it crashes after the splash screen. Thank you for your consideration.

You need to run update-alternatives to tell your system which version of Java to activate.

See here for details:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java

Thank you very much, this was precisely the fix and I am now up and running!