Re: Java and Debian

[Hal Vaughan <hal@thresholddigital.com>]

On Saturday 27 January 2007 10:58, Danesh Daroui wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have tried to install JDK5 on debian and it installed without
> problem by running:
>
> apt-get install sun-java5-jdk
>
> which is version 1.5.0_08
>
> but when I try to install java runtime using
>
> apt-get install sun-java5-jre
>
> however it is installed ok, but the version is 1.4
>
> how can I install java runtime environment 1.5.0_08 as it is for jdk?
> I need it because otherwise programs written in latest java will not
> be run.

I haven't used the JDK for Java 5, but when I installed the JDK for 
1.4.2, it included the Java runtime.  Doesn't the JDK for Java 5 
include the JRE as well?  It'd be a bit strange if it included the 
compiler and not the runtime.

Hal