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On 16/12/11 21:55, bad apple wrote: > > > Neil's link to http://lwn.net/Articles/472466/ explains the issue better > - the Sun/Oracle java stack is now forcibly disabled by Canonical (and > thus all downstream derivative distros such as Mint) partly due to > license issues, mostly due to Oracle's incompetence and inability to fix > multiple critical flaws. As long as you haven't installed the new empty > package via system upgrade, which will do the actual disabling, you can > manually re-enable it using the method I gave. > > Otherwise, just install OpenJDK/icedtea anyway - it's the default > reference implementation anyway these days. If you *really* want or need > the Oracle Java stuff, you're going to have to jump through some hoops > to reinstall it and set it as the default. To be fair, Oracle being > Oracle, you probably don't want to do this unless you properly know what > you're doing and absolutely must have the Oracle version (I have to do > this for some of my clients badly written internal crap that won't work > on OpenJDK, which is their fault, not OpenJDKs - also the Android SDK > has some issues on anything other than the Oracle JRE I believe although > this is outside of my area of expertise). > > A handy link for those who really must have Oracle Java on their Ubuntu > or derivative: > > http://www.webupd8.org/2011/09/how-to-install-oracle-java-7-jdk-in.html > > Cheers, > > Mat > Thanks to both bad apple and Neil Williams. I now see what has happened. I have installed OpenJDK and icedtea and it is now working fine. I have no interest in or need of the Oracle versions so I have not bothered with them. What on earth is going on with Sun and Oracle nowadays? Cheers, Neil Winchurst -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq