Knute Johnson | 1 Nov 2007 02:34

Re: Sun Java in Gutsy?

>Knute Johnson wrote:
>>> Knute Johnson wrote:
>>>     
>>>> This was really simple in 7.04 but I can't get it to work in 7.10.  
>>>> How do I install the Sun JDK and associated stuff?  apt-cache doesn't 
>>>> see the packages.  Something isn't set up right but I don't know 
>>>> what.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>> The Java packages are in multiverse.  Do you have it enabled?
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> I know that and no I don't think I do or it would show up somewhere.  
>> I found a web page that had some lines for the sources.list file and 
>> I added those but it didn't work.
>>
>> I would appreciate as detailed an explanation as you could give me.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>   
>The relevant lines from my sources.list.  Note that these may only have 
>"universe" or be commented out with #'s.  The first two should match 
>your other lines as to source URL and all should be "gutsy" rather than 
>"feisty".
>
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Knute Johnson | 1 Nov 2007 04:52

Re: Sun Java in Gutsy?

>>Knute Johnson wrote:
>>>> Knute Johnson wrote:
>>>>     
>>>>> This was really simple in 7.04 but I can't get it to work in 7.10.  
>>>>> How do I install the Sun JDK and associated stuff?  apt-cache doesn't 
>>>>> see the packages.  Something isn't set up right but I don't know 
>>>>> what.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>       
>>>> The Java packages are in multiverse.  Do you have it enabled?
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>
>>> I know that and no I don't think I do or it would show up somewhere.  
>>> I found a web page that had some lines for the sources.list file and 
>>> I added those but it didn't work.
>>>
>>> I would appreciate as detailed an explanation as you could give me.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>>   
>>The relevant lines from my sources.list.  Note that these may only have 
>>"universe" or be commented out with #'s.  The first two should match 
>>your other lines as to source URL and all should be "gutsy" rather than 
>>"feisty".
>>
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John Dangler | 1 Nov 2007 05:09

Re: Sun Java in Gutsy?


On Wed, 2007-10-31 at 23:52 -0400, Knute Johnson wrote:
> >>Knute Johnson wrote:
> >>>> Knute Johnson wrote:
> >>>>    
> >>>>> This was really simple in 7.04 but I can't get it to work in
> 7.10.
[snip]
Still is, as far as I know...
Put this in /etc/apt/sources.list (after copying your original of
course)
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016.1)]/
gutsy main restricted
#deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016.1)]/
gutsy main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy main restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates main
restricted
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-updates multiverse
# deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ gutsy-backports main
restricted universe multiverse
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