Debian JRE Mini How-To
I didn’t know Sun Java JRE(Java Runtime Environment) has been added into Debian Unstable Repository. Today, when I wanted to upgrade my JRE(previous version was installed manually), I stumbled upon a package name “sun-java5-jre” in Synaptic. Whoa, immediately I read all the description and dependencies. Yes, this package is indeed the Sun Java JRE version packaged in .deb. It is a non-free package, so make sure your apt source list have included “non-free” section.
These are the packages you need to get in order to have a working JRE on your system(unstable).
- sun-java5-bin (1.5.0-08-1)
- sun-java5-jre (1.5.0-08-1)
You will need to answer to License Agreement during the installation. Just answer OK for it.