Ubuntu Linux Install Sun Java Development Kit ( JDK ) and Java Runtime Environment ( JRE )

Installation Setup

1 ) Issue following command to find out current jdk version in apt-get

apt-cache search jdk

2 ) Install java JDK and JRE with apt-get install

apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-jre

3 ) Ubuntu will auto download necessary file from web for installation.

Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y

Get:1 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main java-common 0.28ubuntu3 [78.2kB]

Get:2 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse sun-java6-jre 6-06-0ubuntu1 [6334kB]

Get:3 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main odbcinst1debian1 2.2.11-16build1 [66.2kB]

Get:4 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main unixodbc 2.2.11-16build1 [289kB]

Get:5 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse sun-java6-bin 6-06-0ubuntu1 [27.3MB] 

Get:6 http://my.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/multiverse sun-java6-jdk 6-06-0ubuntu1 [9625kB] 

85% [6 sun-java6-jdk 3208002/9625kB 33%]

4) After installation done, jdk and jre will install at /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.06

5) Ubuntu help to create a java symbolic link and put in /usr/bin for shortcut access

4 ) type java -version, DONE !!

Post-Installation Setup(important)

Set JAVA_HOME into environment variable

Copy following statement and append to /etc/profile or .bashrc file, make system set JAVA_HOME into system environment variable.

export JAVA_HOME="/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.06"