How do I
Install Java on Ubuntu or Debian OS?
Answer: If Java is not installed, you’ll get the following error message when you do java -version.
# java -version
The program 'java' can be found in the following packages:
* gij-4.3
* java-gcj-compat-headless
* openjdk-6-jre-headless
* cacao
* gij-4.2
* jamvm
* kaffe
Try: apt-get install
-su: java: command not found
Search for Java Package that needs to be Installed
Before installing, you may want to do apt-cache search to find out all available packages that starts with sun-java.
As shown below, you’ll find both Java5 and Java6 JDK and JRE related packages.
# sudo apt-get update
# apt-cache search ^sun-java
sun-javadb-client - Java DB client
sun-javadb-common - Java DB common files
sun-javadb-core - Java DB core
sun-javadb-demo - Java DB demo
sun-javadb-doc - Java DB documentation
sun-javadb-javadoc - Java DB javadoc
sun-java5-bin - Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 (architecture dependent files)
sun-java5-demo - Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 5.0 demos and examples
sun-java5-doc - Sun JDK(TM) Documention -- integration installer
sun-java5-fonts - Lucida TrueType fonts (from the Sun JRE)
sun-java5-jdk - Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 5.0
sun-java5-jre - Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 (architecture independent files)
sun-java5-plugin - The Java(TM) Plug-in, Java SE 5.0
sun-java5-source - Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 5.0 source files
sun-java6-bin - Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture dependent files)
sun-java6-demo - Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6 demos and examples
sun-java6-doc - Sun JDK(TM) Documention -- integration installer
sun-java6-fonts - Lucida TrueType fonts (from the Sun JRE)
sun-java6-javadb - Java(TM) DB, Sun Microsystems' distribution of Apache Derby
sun-java6-jdk - Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6
sun-java6-jre - Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 (architecture independent files)
sun-java6-plugin - The Java(TM) Plug-in, Java SE 6
sun-java6-source - Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6 source files
Install Java on Ubuntu
Execute
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk to install the Java 6 JDK on Ubuntu as shown below. If you need only the run time environment, install
sun-java6-jre.
# sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-2.6.28-11 linux-headers-2.6.28-11-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
gsfonts-x11 java-common odbcinst1debian1 sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre unixodbc
Suggested packages:
equivs sun-java6-demo openjdk-6-doc sun-java6-source sun-java6-plugin ia32-sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts
libmyodbc odbc-postgresql libct1
The following NEW packages will be installed:
gsfonts-x11 java-common odbcinst1debian1 sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-jre unixodbc
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 68 not upgraded.
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During the installation, you’ll be prompted with the following window, where you have to read the “Operating System Distributor License for Java” and click on OK.
After reading the license terms, you’ll be prompted with the following window, where you have to agree to the “license terms” by clicking on Yes.
Verify the Java Installation
Finally, execute java -version and make sure Java is installed properly as shown below.
# java -version
java version "1.6.0_16"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_16-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Server VM (build 14.2-b01, mixed mode)
