How to install Java on Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04

May 5th, 2009 by alpho2k |

Here’s how to install Java on Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04. This will allow Firefox to run Java applications. It also works for those who are under 64 bit Ubuntu.

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What is Java ?

According to Wikipedia, Java refers to a number of computer software products and specifications from Sun Microsystems that together provide a system for developing application software and deploying it in a cross-platform environment. Java is used in a wide variety of computing platforms from embedded devices and mobile phones on the low end, to enterprise servers and supercomputers on the high end.

Installation

Simply install the following packages :

sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin
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Restart Firefox and Java should now work!

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5 Comments For This Post

Allecapa Says:
June 14th, 2009 at 12:53 pm

Okay, it mostly works, but when the terminal gets to the sun-java6-plugin part, it decides to show the customer agreement inside the terminal, where I can’t do a thing except scroll and read.
A little help?

Thanks in advance.
cjminton Says:
June 26th, 2009 at 9:02 am

To Allecapa:

Press tab once you get to the bottom and then press enter also tab your way around the next 2 questions.
Tony Says:
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:54 pm

Thanks.
Félix Says:
August 7th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

Nice! But can you help me? I did everything, until the time of the customer agreement. Then, I closed Terminal. Now, when I try again, it says:

E: Can not be blocked /var/lib/dpkg/lock – open (11 resources temporaly unavailable)

E: Impossible to block the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg), is another process using it?

My OS is Kubuntu 9.04 (64 bits edition). The message was originally in Spanish, so I don’t know if it is what it really say… However, I’ve already told you what I’ve done.

Thanks in advance.
Goofy_OS2 Says:
December 29th, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Just to let you know that I follow your descriptions and all worked well.
Running Ubuntu v8.10