Install Java on Ubuntu 10.04
Let's face it, although most operating systems don't install Java by default, there are many applications that rely on this tool. The reasons for OSes to not install Java are many (mostly of the licensing flavor) and, at least with Linux, the installation process can be confusing (at best) or painful (at worse). To begin with – which do you install? You can install jdk, jre, blackdown…the list goes on and on. And do you install from the downloadable binary installer or is there a better way.
I am here to tell you, at least with Ubuntu 10.04, there is a simple way of installing Java. That's is the purpose of this article. Of course I will also take this one step further and show you how to make Firefox aware of your java installation. With this installed you can go ahead and visit those java-is-required web sites, as well as build those web applications you need to serve up.
Let's face it, although most operating systems don't install Java by default, there are many applications that rely on this tool. The reasons for OSes to not install Java are many (mostly of the licensing flavor) and, at least with Linux, the installation process can be confusing (at best) or painful (at worse). To begin with – which do you install? You can install jdk, jre, blackdown…the list goes on and on. And do you install from the downloadable binary installer or is there a better way.
I am here to tell you, at least with Ubuntu 10.04, there is a simple way of installing Java. That's is the purpose of this article. Of course I will also take this one step further and show you how to make Firefox aware of your java installation. With this installed you can go ahead and visit those java-is-required web sites, as well as build those web applications you need to serve up.
