Could not open the file /home/bharat/Desktop/jre-1_5_0_09-linux-i586.bin using the Unicode (UTF-8) character coding.

At a guess you tried to open it with gedit (text editor).

The instructions for the package (of the top of my head) suggest that you need to open a terminal, change to the correct directory and then run the program as root.

the following commands should do this.

Open a terminal from the menu Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal

Now type in the following

cd Desktop
sudo sh jre-1_5_0_09-linux-i586.bin

now follow the prompts.

Mike

Or using the universe repository, user the sun-java5-jre package, which is available.

If you don't have the universe repository enabled, follow the page on the UbuntuWiki.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

I used the repositories to add the sun java package and it worked like a charm. When you are done installing them, you will need to update your classpath and change it from poinging to the gcj implementation of java.

That is very easy to do from a Terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) by typing:

sudo update-alternatives --config java

Choose the right number for the installed Sun Java and you will be in business.

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Thanks-

Jim Jones