Re: Packages to install to program in java

[Corrin Lakeland <lakeland@cs.otago.ac.nz>]

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On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 16:03, Matthias Szupryczynski wrote:
> On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 13:53, Irvin Temp wrote:

> > apt-cache search java  -- no results

Java's licence prevents it being included in debian.

> AFAIK, you have to bypass the package system for this and download the
> Java JRE / SDK directly from java.sun.com.

This works, but you're probably better downloading the debian package from 
blackdown.  That way you at least get the dependancies, etc.  Also, the 
blackdown licence is a little less harsh.

Corrin
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