Aug 042010
Install sun-java-jdk in Ubuntu 10.04
Answer:
To install the offical Sun (now Oracle) JDK in Ubuntu 10.04, you need to do the following in terminal.
1. Add the extra repository
# sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner"2. Update the local package index
# sudo apt-get update
3. Install the JDK and plugin
# sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin
4. And finally, change you system to use the newly installed JDK.
# sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
