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sun-java6 package

sudo apt-get install sun-java-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Couldn't find package sun-java-jre

Asked by keith jacob

when i try to install jdk 6
i get this error
sudo apt-get install sun-java-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package sun-java-jre

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This question was originally filed as bug #767338.

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keith jacob (kertsjacs) said : 		#1

am trying to install jdk 6 for netbeans 6.9.1 to install using this command :
sudo apt-get install sun-java-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package sun-java-jre

pliz help

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Can you give the output of:

lsb_release -a

Thanks

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keith jacob (kertsjacs) said : 		#3

the output of lsb_release -a is
as follows:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

thanks

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#4

In that case, try this:
http://www.clickonf5.org/linux/how-install-sun-java-ubuntu-1004-lts/7777

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Best Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#5

(Or, you might just be able to install sun-java6-jre instead of sun-java-jre, since sun-java-jre is not a correct package name bug sun-java6-jre is.)

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Eliah Kagan (degeneracypressure) said : 		#6

(Correction: "...bug sun-java6-jre is" --> "...BUT sun-java6-jre is")

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keith jacob (kertsjacs) said : 		#7

Thanks Eliah Kagan, that solved my question.