On several Ubuntu boxes I have java6, installed the following way: apt-get install sun-java6-jre
Check the symlink in /etc/alternatives for java, it may be pointing to a different jre. If this is the case, the command update-alternatives is your friend. Investigate the man page for specifics. Cheers, Andrew Anderson wrote: > I haven't started digging too deep yet but I have tried a number of > suggestions found on forums etc.: > > Is it normal to not be able to get Java working on both Ubuntu and > Fedora. I have tried a number of methods and had no luck. > > Is my trouble unusual and is there a definitive method to making this > work? > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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