On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 10:40:22PM +0100, Morten Gulbrandsen wrote: > Ryan Nowakowski wrote: > > >On Sat, Dec 24, 2005 at 05:21:51PM +0000, michael wrote: > > > > > >>>>>mm... not sure which Java SDK is required for this... the Debian/Java > >>>>>FAQ just confuses me! > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>Yeah, Java yuck. I agree. There are two programs that are so good it > >>>>was > >>>>worth it to me to install Java: jabref and jbidwatcher. They are both > >>>>the > >>>>best in their area. Jbidwatcher is a Ebay auction manager, and it is > >>>>fantastic. > >>>> > >>>>I use the nonfree Blackdown packages from stable: > >>>> > >>>>apt-get install j2re1.4 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>sorry if being a bit dense here but how do I get "blackdown" packages? A > >>search on Debian packages reveals nothing connected... > >> > >>thanks,michael > >> > >> > > > >Michael, > > > >The blackdown packages are a little old. You can use java-package to > >install the Sun or IBM jre. > > > >Package: java-package > >Priority: optional > >Section: contrib/misc > >Installed-Size: 264 > >Maintainer: Debian Java Maintainers > ><pkg-java-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org> > >Architecture: all > >Version: 0.24 > >Depends: debhelper, fakeroot, coreutils | stat > >Filename: pool/contrib/j/java-package/java-package_0.24_all.deb > >Size: 19634 > >MD5sum: 91a560dfb41556008d0ffa6b0b61f2f1 > >Description: utility for building Java(TM) 2 related Debian packages > >This package provides the capability to create a debian package from > >a Java(TM) 2 distribution by just running make-jpkg <filename>. > >. > >This program currently works with the following Java(TM) 2 Runtime > >Environments and Development Kits: > >. > > * Sun Microsystems(TM) 1.4 and 1.5 Standard Edition > > * IBM(TM) 1.3 and 1.4 Standard Edition > > * Blackdown Java-Linux 1.3 and 1.4 Standard Edition > > > > > > > === > > ebian:/home/morten# apt-get install java-package > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > E: Couldn't find package java-package > debian:/home/morten# > > debian:/home/morten# uname -a > Linux debian 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Wed Aug 17 09:33:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/Linux > debian:/home/morten# > > whan can I do ? > > morten
Make sure you have "contrib" listed in your /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ sarge main non-free contrib - Ryan
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