Re: Java and Debian

[Hal Vaughan <hal@thresholddigital.com>]

On Saturday 27 January 2007 12:01, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Yes, the JDK does install the JRE.  Look in the directory:
>
>     /usr/lib/j2sdk1.5-sun/
>
> and you will see a jre subdirectory.  There is no need to install the
> JRE separately.

I knew it did in the debs for 1.4.2 and know it does in the raw Sun 
install for Java 1.6, but was not going to speak for the package in 
between that I never used.  Thanks for the verification.

Hal