Jan Willem Stumpel wrote: > I just want to install a Java runtime environment which will allow > me to see Java applets in action. It seems I have the choice of > (at least) > > default-jre > gcj-4.4-jre > gcj-jre > icedtea-6-jre-cacao > openoffice.org (includes its own jre, apparently) > openjdk-6-jre (required by Azureus/Vuze; it does not seem to > accept other Javas) > sun-java5-jre > sun-java6-jre > > Today I did another attempt: rigorously dpkg --purge'd any trace > of any other jre than openjdk-6-jre. It does not have a mozilla > plugin, but "suggests" installing icedtea6-plugin and > sun-java6-fonts. But then sun-java6-fonts wants to install > sun-java6-bin and sun-java6-jre, and "suggests" sun-java6-plugin > and ia32-sun-java6-plugin. And the icedtea6-plugin does not work... > > This is dependency hell. Does anybody know of a decent tutorial > for setting up jre, any jre, on Debian? With only one boundary > condition: it should work. I haven't been able to see applets > working for about half a year now. >
If you do not have any restrictions regarding the use of Sun's Java, just install it's plugin: sun-java6-plugin. It's the one that will give the best compatibility anyway. -- A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing. -- Alexander Hamilton Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org