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

By: josy varkey

josy varkey — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:57:46 +0000

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

By: yuda

yuda — Wed, 18 May 2011 09:02:51 +0000

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).

By: F.

F. — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:10:51 +0000

I have done it on ubuntu 11.04 with the command

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

Hope i helped you

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:20:11 +0000

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!!!

By: hoangbach456

hoangbach456 — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:30:13 +0000

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

By: Albert N

Albert N — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:59:57 +0000

Budro, read also

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

above

By: John.St

John.St — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 06:56:07 +0000

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.

By: Budro

Budro — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:00:39 +0000

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

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.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:45:30 +0000

Use tab key to select yes

By: sara

sara — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:24:53 +0000

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

By: John.St

John.St — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:08:52 +0000

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.

By: Sukanta

Sukanta — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:32:54 +0000

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

By: John.St

John.St — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:53:41 +0000

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

By: Saurav Datta

Saurav Datta — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:57:57 +0000

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

By: samira

samira — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:03:02 +0000

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By: Alvaro

Alvaro — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:18:59 +0000

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?

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 03 May 2010 21:40:21 +0000

- 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!!

By: thomas3003

thomas3003 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:34 +0000

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

By: Piyush

Piyush — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:44:00 +0000

Thanks a lot.. This was very helpful article.

By: nandha63

nandha63 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:00:29 +0000

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” . . . . . .