Hey can anbody use Ubuntu (Linux) can explain to me...

[troyboy1]

Hello can anyone who uses Ubuntu (linux) explain to me how I can go about installing Java 1.5, java 6 is available through the software center, but I am not sure how to get this order version, can anyone help?

[dardakal]

Well, you can download java 1.5 (java 5) from the official page.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index-jdk5-jsp-142662.html

[troyboy1]

Well, you can download java 1.5 (java 5) from the official page.
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index-jdk5-jsp-142662.html

OK now my real issue is with the installation process once I've downloaded this file, I really dont even know where to start

[Zampfeo]

google

[loftar]

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sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

[troyboy1]

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sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

thanks for the reply, but what I am trying to do, is install an older version of java 5

[spectacle]

Try what loftar wrote with "java5" instead of "java6"

[troyboy1]

Try what loftar wrote with "java5" instead of "java6"

Ok so I still need to download the jre 5 file that does nothing when I click, then type that in, correct?

[spectacle]

it should download and install automagically when you type that, if it doesn't work then the command is probably slightly different, I'm working from memory here

[longfeather]

If he's using ubuntu, then that's the command he would use, like you said, replace java6 with java5.

He should also have to enter a sudo password.