Manual installation
This amounts to unpacking a downloaded archive file in a terminal window and executing the script. It has the advantage of being fast and the disadvantage of not properly ‘installing’ the script. On top of that, a possibly installed (out of date) sun-java6 installation will remain installed on your system, be it more or less invisible. If you choose this option, this is what you do:
- download the package using this link
- open your system’s download directory in a terminal
- unpack the package using the command
sh update-sun-jre.bin - execution of the script and installation of the Runtime Environment will follow automatically
Alternatively – e.g. if you want to take a look at the script first:
- download the package using this link
- open your system’s download directory in a terminal
- unpack the package using the command
sh update-sun-jre.bin -x - when you are ready, you can use the command
sudo ./update-sun-jre -v install
to install the Runtime Environment
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