Debian Version : Testing/Unstable [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l java* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-===============================================-===============================================- ==================================================================================================== ========== un java-common <none> (no description available) un java-compiler <none> (no description available) un java-cup <none> (no description available) un java-runtime <none> (no description available) un java-virtual-machine <none> (no description available) un java-virtual-machine-dummy <none> (no description available) un java1-runtime <none> (no description available) un java2-runtime <none> (no description available) un java2html <none> (no description available) un javalex <none> (no description available)
[b:6073293ca2]Comments: java-virtual-machine is not installed.[/b:6073293ca2] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache show java-virtual-machine [i:6073293ca2][b:6073293ca2]Comments: However, my apt-cache does not have the package 'java-virtual-machine'.[/b:6073293ca2][/i:6073293ca2] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ apt-cache search java-virtual-machine gij-3.3 - The GNU Java bytecode interpreter java-virtual-machine-dummy - Dummy Java virtual machine sablevm - Free implementation of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) second edition [i:6073293ca2][b:6073293ca2]Comments: Not in the apt-cache search either.[/b:6073293ca2][/i:6073293ca2] david:/home/david# apt-get install java-virtual-machine Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done Package java-virtual-machine is a virtual package provided by: sablevm 1.1.0-5 java-virtual-machine-dummy 0.3 gij-3.3 1:3.3.3-6 You should explicitly select one to install. E: Package java-virtual-machine has no installation candidate [i:6073293ca2][b:6073293ca2]Comments: Anyway, I tried installing the java-virtual-machine package. Read from another thread that any one of the three packages (sablevm, java-virtual-dummy, gij) should install java-virtual-machine. So I installed sablevm.[/b:6073293ca2][/i:6073293ca2] [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l java* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-===============================================-===============================================- ==================================================================================================== ========== ii java-common 0.22 Base of all Java packages un java-compiler <none> (no description available) un java-cup <none> (no description available) un java-runtime <none> (no description available) un java-virtual-machine <none> (no description available) un java-virtual-machine-dummy <none> (no description available) un java1-runtime <none> (no description available) un java2-runtime <none> (no description available) un java2html <none> (no description available) un javalex <none> (no description available) [i:6073293ca2][b:6073293ca2]Comments: After installing sablevm, Java-common package is shown as installed above. However, java-virtual-machine is still shown as not installed. Do I need to install all three packages? Web pages that require java-virtual-machine still prompt me to install it.[/b:6073293ca2][/i:6073293ca2] What is the correct method to install java-virtual-machine with apt-get? Thanks ! ---- Message posted via www.linuxforums.org . -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]