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I require Java for work purposes and standard Android would not do for me on my Nexus, hence I have decided to try to Ubuntu route.

How do I successfully install Java into the Ubuntu ARM version for the Nexus 7 and will it support running *.jnlp java files?

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Please keep in mind that although things are improving, Ubuntu on Nexus7 is not really ready for people to use as a general purpose system. – mfisch Dec 5 '12 at 17:00

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Try running:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jre openjdk-7-jdk

Launchpad lists openjdk as being available for ARM so it should install.

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It does install just fine. You cannot install Oracle's Java though, they don't build for ARM. – mfisch Dec 5 '12 at 16:59
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@mfisch Yeah it sucks. There used to be an ARM version back when it was Sun Java but the PPA hasn't been updated ever since Oracle took over and closed up a lot of things. – japzone Dec 6 '12 at 2:00

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