Ok, maybe a solution. I found a workaround posted at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=332674
Basically, I installed a newer version which I made as my default & have left the broken java install as is on my system which seems to have worked. Install Java's JDK and Eclipse for performance and ease INSTALLING JAVA (JDK/JRE) Here is the updated version used to install Java's JDK 6u1 on Edgy. The method doesn't use packages, opting to use Sun's .bin file instead. Visit java.sun.com to download their .bin file. You probably want: jdk-6u1-linux-i586.bin. STEP: Download it to your desktop. Once it's fully downloaded, open a command prompt and execute it like so: Code: cd ~/Desktop sudo chmod +x *.bin sudo sh ./jdk*.bin STEP: Executing the .bin file creates a folder on your desktop named jdk1.6.0_01. Rename that folder to Java6u1. Now move that folder to /usr/lib Code: sudo mv Java6u1 /usr/lib STEP: Now add Java to update-alternatives and make it the default like so: Code: sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/Java6u1/bin/java 300 sudo update-alternatives --config java STEP: Don't forget your Java plugin Code: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/Java6u1/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/firefox/plugins -- sun-java5-bin: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 139 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/133423 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
