Ubuntu 10.04 - Java Runtime

25 Apr 2010, in

It seems that ubuntu has removed the sun-java6 packages from the respositories, and are now recommending the use of the openjdk-6 packages instead. To install the runtime run:

sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jre


However if you need the sun-java6* packages then they can still be added by:

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/  lucid partner"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
When prompted to select the licence use the 'tab' key to navigate and hit "enter"