How to Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty)

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Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. Java applications are compiled to bytecode, which at runtime is either interpreted or compiled to native machine code for execution.

The language itself derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities. JavaScript, a scripting language, shares a similar name and has similar syntax, but is not directly related to Java.

Currently Ubuntu has the following Java packages

sun-java6-bin -- Contains the binaries

sun-java6-demo -- Contains demos and examples

sun-java6-doc -- Contains the documentation

sun-java6-fonts -- Contains the Lucida TrueType fonts from the JRE

sun-java6-jdk -- Contains the metapackage for the JDK

sun-java6-jre -- Contains the metapackage for the JRE

sun-java6-plugin -- Contains the plug-in for Mozilla-based browsers

sun-java6-source -- Contains source files for the JDK

Installing the Java Runtime Environment

First you need to check multiverse repository enabled or not after that open a terminal window. Since you are going to be installing the JRE and the web browser plug-in, you’ll be using the following command from a terminal

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

Once it downloads the packages and begins the installation, you’ll get a screen that contains the Sun Operating System Distributor License for Java and hit Enter to continue.

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You’ll see a dialog that asks you if you agree with the DLJ license terms. Select Yes, and hit Enter; the JRE will finish installing.

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Testing Java Runtime Environment

You’ll want to confirm that your system is configured properly for Sun’s JRE. This is a two-step process.

First, check that the JRE is properly installed by running the following command from a terminal.

java -version

You should get similar output

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Testing Java Plugin for Firefox

open Firefox and typing about:plugins in the address bar and check for java plugin

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86 Responses

  1. John says:

    I ran your install command and ended up with the agreement text you show above. However, selecting and hitting Enter did nothing at all. I’ve downloaded a heap of stuff and don’t know what to do with it or even how to get rid of it. What should I do now?

  2. John.St says:

    John, read my old comment (july? last year, use “Older comments” above) how to work around.

  3. John.St says:

    Oh, here it is:

    This is how I worked around the problem:

    Open a terminal window.

    sudo apt-get -f install

    sudo apt-get -update

    Sometimes you need to run

    sudo apt-get -update

    a couple of times – this should clean up

    Start (from menu)
    System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager

    In the upper left corner you see the word
    All
    if it isn’t already selected, click on it (the word then gets highlighted)

    In search window write

    jre

    Select
    Install

  4. mike says:

    John,
    Should you ever have this problem installing from the terminal, hit the tab key first to highlight the or key, then hit Enter.

  5. John says:

    Thanks John.St – I’ll try it a bit later when I’m at my Linux computer.

  6. suman says:

    Hey ..
    This is very helpful.
    Keep posting ..

  7. nandha63 says:

    the above steps working fine.but how long it takes to show the “yes no” dialog box ? i was waiting for 15 minutes after i got the “operator license aggrement” . . . . . .

  8. Piyush says:

    Thanks a lot.. This was very helpful article.

  9. thomas3003 says:

    Thanks a lot guys. Almost given up on Linux as the Java was difficult to install but with your comments , it works..Big thank you

  10. Paul says:

    – Works with Ubuntu 10.4 (Lucid Lynx) 32-bit!!! Simple!!!!! Great work guys! In case you are wondering where the java path is :

    /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-xx.xx.xx

    Great Post guys!!

  11. Alvaro says:

    Thanks for this help but I still have problems withs jre in firefox. It seems I have to make a symbolic link to libjavaplugin_oji.in Mozilla Plugins directory. How to I do this?

  12. samira says:

    merci bbbbbbbbbbbbb

  13. Saurav Datta says:

    I’m facing this problem

    administrator@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts
    Reading package lists… Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information… Done
    Package sun-java6-jre is not available, but is referred to by another package.
    This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
    is only available from another source
    E: Package sun-java6-jre has no installation candidate

  14. John.St says:

    Saurav, use
    System -> Administration -> Synaptic Packet Manager

    Search for sun-java6-jre

    that should fix it.

    If not, check System -> Administration -> Software Sources
    Ubuntu Software: 4 in top checkmarked
    Other software: …ubuntu hardy partner checkmarked
    works for me

  15. Sukanta says:

    Hi,

    Can you please help me out for the following problem:

    sukanta@ubuntu:/$ sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre
    E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock – open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
    E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

    while installing the JRE in ubuntu 10.4?
    also i used the following command to install the Java:

    sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

  16. John.St says:

    Sukanta, it means exactly what it says, you have an other instance of either Update Manager or Synaptic PM running (watch icons on top panel for orange star w/ arrow).

    A reboot solves the problem – or you can wait it out.

    Better still, read through this thread and find the solution with Synaptic Packet Manager – easier.

  17. sara says:

    i can’t hit the enter in licences .
    how can i do this?

  18. admin says:

    Use tab key to select yes

  19. Budro says:

    Why is installing java so difficult in ubuntu ?
    I get the following error when trying to follow instructions above:

    Reading package lists… Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information… Done
    Package sun-java6-jre is not available, but is referred to by another package.
    This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
    is only available from another source
    E: Package sun-java6-jre has no installation candidate

    All I want to do with Java is access a chat room that was created in the mid 1990’s…. I don’t need some wild “flavor” of java or development tools.

  20. John.St says:

    Budro, use
    System -> Synaptic package Manager

    to install sun-java6-jre

    – as easy as falling down the stairs.

    I think you have to start with System -> Software Sources adding “archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner” and perhaps also “unsupported updates” in ‘Other software’ – I am not sure but it won’t harm to do so.

  21. Albert N says:

    Budro, read also

    John.St says:
    July 5, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    above

  22. hoangbach456 says:

    i got the following:

    Reading package lists… Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information… Done
    Package sun-java6-jre is not available, but is referred to by another package.
    This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
    is only available from another source

    Package sun-java6-fonts is not available, but is referred to by another package.
    This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
    is only available from another source

    Package sun-java6-plugin is not available, but is referred to by another package.
    This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
    is only available from another source

    E: Package ‘sun-java6-jre’ has no installation candidate
    E: Package ‘sun-java6-plugin’ has no installation candidate
    E: Package ‘sun-java6-fonts’ has no installation candidate

  23. Jake says:

    Hi,

    Thanks for sharing.

    I would like to know to update latest Java.

    I am using Ubuntu 9.10 and current Java is “1.6.0_18”

    how do I do it?

    Thanks!!!

  24. F. says:

    I have done it on ubuntu 11.04 with the command

    sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre-headless

    Hope i helped you

    F.

  25. yuda says:

    Can you please help me out for the following problem:
    none@none:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts[sudo] password for none:
    Reading package lists… Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information… Done
    You might want to run ‘apt-get -f install’ to correct these:
    The following packages have unmet dependencies:
    sun-java6-jre : Depends: sun-java6-bin (>= 6.24-1build0.10.10.1) but it is not going to be installed or
    ia32-sun-java6-bin (>= 6.24-1build0.10.10.1) but it is not installable
    Recommends: gsfonts-x11 but it is not going to be installed
    sun-java6-plugin : Depends: sun-java6-bin (>= 6.24-1build0.10.10.1) but it is not going to be installed
    E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt-get -f install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).

  26. josy varkey says:

    debconf: DbDriver “config”: /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
    (Reading database … 191855 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking sun-java6-bin (from …/sun-java6-bin_6.26-1~lffl~oneiric~ppa_i386.deb) …
    debconf: DbDriver “config”: /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
    dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java6-bin_6.26-1~lffl~oneiric~ppa_i386.deb (–unpack):
    subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
    Unpacking sun-java6-jre (from …/sun-java6-jre_6.26-1~lffl~oneiric~ppa_all.deb) …
    debconf: DbDriver “config”: /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
    dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java6-jre_6.26-1~lffl~oneiric~ppa_all.deb (–unpack):
    subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
    Errors were encountered while processing:
    /var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java6-bin_6.26-1~lffl~oneiric~ppa_i386.deb
    /var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java6-jre_6.26-1~lffl~oneiric~ppa_all.deb
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
    josy@josy:~$
    help me

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