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Install Sun Java under Ubuntu Linux

After i had problems with the normal Java Debian-Package i decided to install Java by myself.

Download a version of Java

I downloaded for example version 1.4.2 (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html)

Install fakeroot and java-package

We need these tools for building a Debian package out of the bin-file of Sun.

sudo apt-get install fakeroot java-package

Build and install the Debian package

fakeroot make-jpkg j2sdk-1_4_2_16-linux-i586.bin

Set this java version as the main version

sudo update-alternatives --config java