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Re: i need to get java 6 update 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by aszxcv View Post
i need to get java 6 update 11

i am on 8.04 ubuntu.
i used sudo apt-get install sun-java6* awhile back but i got java 6.07 version.
By coincidence i had a friend visiting tonight with exactly the same question. Ubuntu Hardy and needing the Java 6 update 11

After quite some fiddling around i've managed to get it working.

Here are instructions based on the java.com instructions here :
http://www.java.com/en/download/help...selfextracting

However those original instructions are :

1) Outdated
2) Mistaken, because it contains a serious typo!
(Because there's a space in the symlink part in the end which shouldn't be there)

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1. Open a terminal
2. Remove sun-java5-plugin and sun-java6-plugin packages :

sudo apt-get remove --purge sun-java5-plugin sun-java6-plugin

3. Make a new directory called /usr/java :
sudo mkdir /usr/java
cd /usr/java/

Move your downloaded file jre-6u11-linux-i586.bin
to the /usr/java/ directory
For example :
sudo mv /home/steve.b/Desktop/jre-6u11-linux-i586.bin /usr/java/

4. Change the permission of the file you downloaded to be executable.
sudo chmod +x /usr/java/jre-6u11-linux-i586.bin

5. Verify that you have permission to execute the file. Type:
ls -l

6. Start the installation process.Type:
sudo sh ./jre-6u11-linux-i586.bin

This displays a binary license agreement. Read through the
agreement. Press the spacebar to display the next page. At the end,
enter yes to proceed with the installation. Type YES to agree to the
license agreement

7. When the installation has completed, you will see the word Done.
The installation completes

cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/
sudo ln -s /usr/java/jre1.6.0_11/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

That's it.

Restart firefox, and type : about:plugins