Java Runtime Environment (JRE6) for Ubuntu

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The Java Runtime Environment(JRE) enables your computer to run applications and applets that use Java technology. Without it some web pages would not be completely downloaded. In Ubuntu JRE, and the JRE plugin for Firefox have to be installed personally. Unfortunately Debian based systems have to use an alternative method because Sun Microsystems provides only RPM and Binary packages.
Control if your multiverse repositories are enabled. If not enable them and from the command line type or copy and paste this command;

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts

This command permits you to install JRE version 6 with its relative plugins
Follow the screen instructions right to the end.
By typing

# java -version

at the command line you can verify the version just installed.
Next open Firefox and type

about: plugins

in the address bar and check out for Java plugins or take a test from the Sun Microsystems Verify Page.

6 Comments;

  1. Efrem
    6:24 pm on August 25th, 2007

    Thanks for the info…

  2. zye
    8:36 pm on August 25th, 2007

    A good one, have been trying to get JRE installed but to no avail. Thanks

  3. Stiga
    2:12 pm on August 26th, 2007

    Good blog, like your design. Excellent content. Keep blogging

  4. Manfi
    2:11 am on August 28th, 2007

    Just installed JRE6. Thx for the tip

  5. resmo
    9:33 am on August 29th, 2007

    if you installed 2 or more versions of java like java 1.4, java 5 and java 6. use sudo update-alternatives –config java to choose which version you want as default java.

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