Hi,On Sid I tried both j2re-1.4.2-03-linux-i586.bin j2re-1.4.2-rc1-linux-i586-gcc3.2.bin from ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/languages/java/linux/JDK-1.4.2/i386/They both fail. How do you install java in Sid? Thanks H
Follow the instructions at http://www.debiantutorials.org/content/view/68/135/. Briefly, go to http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp to get the latest Java Runtime Environment (Update 9, I think). Go down to the download link by the header "Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 9". Press download, then accept the licensing agreement (be sure to do this), and download the Linux self-extracting file (not the RPM). Afterward, follow the simple instructions on the debiantutorials site (which includes properly linking the plug in for your web browsers).
Good luck, Mark