On 01/03/2015 05:12 PM, Dalios wrote:
On 01/03/2015 08:31 PM, Ric Moore wrote:On 01/03/2015 03:06 AM, Dalios wrote:Hello all, a few days ago I had to install Java in a laptop in order for a web application to be able to function properly. I followed directions found in the internet (mostly the debian wiki and the Adobe download page).It would have been far easier to use synaptic, then check the java packages that you wanted and let it install them. A couple of minutes later and you would have been done. Now I want to uninstall Java and undo all settingsto go were I was before all this got started.It would have been just as easy to uninstall the packages with synaptic. But, since you opted to do all of those alternatives links by hand, you'll have to delete them yourself. What webpage provided these instructions? :) RicAccording to the info I found on the Debian wiki the package is not there to be installed with Synaptic: "Sun Java is no longer available in the repositories" (wiki.debian.org/Java/Sun).
That is correct. But the regular ole icedtea package and openjdk are in the repos, since they are "legit" to have.
I can't find the how-to that I followed to do the installation (when I wrote the first mail this morning I thought that it was from the Debian wiki but since I can't find it I assume that it is from a Debian user forum or from a Debian derivative forum or something similar). Anyway I purged the packages that were installed and I removed the (symbolic) links that were created with the ln command. But there are some commands that I don't know how to "undo" and if it is even necessary. These commands are:
<snippage>If you want Oracle Java then the easiest way to do it is to use the Oracle Java Installer from:
http://www.webupd8.org/2012/06/how-to-install-oracle-java-7-in-debian.htmlIt is sweeeet! And, it correctly sets all of the alternatives and adds some you might not ever heard of. It is complete, works flawlessly every time I've used it for the last several years. Plus, it updates automagically when needed, the Debian way. What is installed is just a script (that is the legal part for Debian) and it handles downloading Oracle Java 7, installing it in /usr/lib/jvm where it should be, and then setting up alternatives. The guy that did this is sharp! He also has a Java 8 version, which I tried, but I settled back on 7. Enjoy! Ric
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