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can't find sun-java6-jre, which is needed for installing some apps, such as Limewire and frostwire

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can't find sun-java6-jre, which is needed for installing some apps, such as Limewire and frostwire; tried installing using Synaptic, Terminal and Software Center.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: software-center 1.1.23
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: da02c0d53a616cb62e9df97dc2c41387
CheckboxSystem: b845c366ea09c60efa3a45c1b5b21525
Date: Fri Apr 2 21:13:18 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=es_CL.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center

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iDude (idude-aldunate) said : 		#1
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Kiwinote (kiwinote) said : 		#2

Hi iDude. In lucid the sun-java packages have shifted to the canonical partners repository. If you enable this repository, for instance with software-center (expand 'get software' and navigate to 'canonical partners'), then you should be able to install sun-java as normal.

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LawnBoy (timthelawnboy) said : 		#3

How and where do I do this step by step name by name. I'm very new to this.

 I have kubuntu: In lucid the sun-java packages have shifted to the canonical partners repository. If you enable this repository, for instance with software-center (expand 'get software' and navigate to 'canonical partners'), then you should be able to install sun-java as normal.

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Mannex (russ-mannex) said : 		#4

I ran into the same problem, and here's how I tackled it. In the Applications menu, select Ubuntu Software Center (there may be something comparable in Kubuntu). Once that launches, I clicked on the Edit menu, and selected Software Sources. In there, under the "Other" tab I noticed that two of the options were not selected. After selecting them, the Software Center took a minute to download some new lists of available software. After it was finished, I did a new search for Sun-Java, and found the Sun Java Runtime Environment. Download it, then install LimeWire (or FrostWire, or whatever you're installing).

Hope that helps!

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heavy metal (eor76) said : 		#5

Mannex said:

in there, under the "Other" tab I noticed that two of the options were not selected. After selecting them, the Software Center took a minute to download some new lists of available software. After it was finished, I did a new search for Sun-Java, and found the Sun Java Runtime Environment. Download it, then install LimeWire (or FrostWire, or whatever you're installing).

Mannex, Mannex, Mannex, You are a genius man, it worked, it installed Frostwire and Limewire, downloaded Sun Java 6.0 plugin, Thanks a lot, there will be a lot of people thanking you after reading this, you saved us...

P.S. The tab in software sources is: http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner.(No Source Code, Just Partner).

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