Which java package I need

[satimis]

Hi folks,


Ubuntu 8.04


On visiting a website which required Java 1.1.

Then I followed following URL to check;
How to download and install prebuilt OpenJDK packages
OpenJDK: Download and install

openjdk-6-jre:

  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 6b11-2ubuntu2.1
  Version table:
     6b11-2ubuntu2.1 0
        500 http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/universe Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com hardy-security/universe Packages
     6b09-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe Packages

Please advise whether it is the right package I need.


According to following links:-

JavaInstallation
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/JavaInstallation

Java
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java


I made a further check;

$ sudo update-java-alternatives -l

sudo: update-java-alternatives: command not found

Please advise which package I need to install? TIA


B.R.
satimis

[L4Linux]

Why don't you use apt-get or Synaptic to install it?

[reed9]

I think he's asking what the package name is to install with apt/synaptic?

For JRE
openjdk-6-jre

Or the proprietary java is
sun-java6-jre

Easy way is to do

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

and you'll get all the commonly added proprietary packages, including flash, java, and ms-fonts.

[satimis]

I think he's asking what the package name is to install with apt/synaptic?

Hi reed9,

Yes, you're correct.

For JRE
openjdk-6-jre

Or the proprietary java is
sun-java6-jre

Which of them will work better on Ubuntu 8.04? Thanks

Easy way is to do

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras

and you'll get all the commonly added proprietary packages, including flash, java, and ms-fonts.

$ apt-cache policy ubuntu-restricted-extras

ubuntu-restricted-extras:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 15.2
  Version table:
     15.2 0
        500 http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/multiverse Packages
     15 0
        500 http://hk.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse Packages

I'll install it. But I have Adobe flash add-on. Would there be any conflict? TIA


B.R.
satimis

[reed9]

If you installed flash via the ubuntu package, there shouldn't be any conflict. Ubuntu-Restricted-Extras is a metapackage that refers to all the various other packages.

I don't think it will conflict otherwise, but you can always remove it first.

I have no idea if there is a performance difference between the proprietary and open source java packages. I think there are some things that work better with the proprietary version. The Extras package installs the latter.

[satimis]

If you installed flash via the ubuntu package, there shouldn't be any conflict. Ubuntu-Restricted-Extras is a metapackage that refers to all the various other packages.

I don't think it will conflict otherwise, but you can always remove it first.

I have no idea if there is a performance difference between the proprietary and open source java packages. I think there are some things that work better with the proprietary version. The Extras package installs the latter.

Hi reed9,


Thanks for your further advice.

I solved my problem after installing;
sun-java6-plugin


Now I'm trying solving problem on "MS Java engine".

A website needs browser with MS Java engine installed to visit, NOT Sun's Java engine. MS Java engine is MS proprietary software. Any suggestion? TIA


B.R.
satimis