This is a simple set of instructions to install Java sdk properly on debian (including ubuntu)
> Java 1.5 > > Download the Java SDK (Debian Package 59MB) > http://davyd.ucc.asn.au/projects/misc/sun-j2sdk1.5_1.5.0_i386.deb > > Install the SDK with dpkg -i sun-j2sdk1.5_1.5.0_i386.deb > > It will complain of unresolved dependencies, so apt-get install > sun-j2sdk1.5debian , make sure you have contrib in your sources.list. -- Ken Foskey OpenOffice.org Programmer -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html