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I need to use Java, and I need to use a recent version, so I downloaded mine from java.sun.com. The means that we do not have a Debian package, and some extra work is required.
If you run the script that you have downloaded, then it will create
a directory, such as j2sdk1.4.0_02
. This should be
copied to /usr/local
.
The file /etc/profile
should be altered so that
/usr/local/j2sdk1.4.0_02/bin
is on the path. I'm not sure
that it is strictly necessary, but I also set the JAVA_HOME
variable (/usr/local/j2sdk1.4.0_02
) and the
CLASSPATH
variable (to just a single dot).