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111 questions linked to/from How do I install Java?
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How to install the Java plugin for Firefox?
I am trying to install Java and plugins for Firefox. I installed both the JDK and JRE.
When I try with the sudo update-alternatives --config java command it shows only one choice available.
Plugins ...
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Are PPAs safe to add to my system and what are some "red flags" to watch out for?
I see a lot of interesting programs out there that can only be obtained by adding a "PPA" to the system but, if I'm understanding correctly, we should stay within the official "repositories" for ...
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UPNP / DLNA (client) player recommendations?
Since neither VLC stable / VLC nightly builds / Totem with Coherence Plugin work properly in oneiric I'm searching for an alternative to watch media streamed from my seagate dockstar using minidlna as ...
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How can I install yEd graph editor on Ubuntu?
yEd is a feature rich editor for hierarchical diagrams and flow charts. I would like to install it on Ubuntu. Unfortunately it doesn't appear to be available in the official repositories.
What steps ...
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How to completely uninstall Java?
How can I completely remove all traces of Java on my system?
I already know how to install it in case I need it again.
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bash: /usr/bin/java: No such file or directory
I have installed jdk1.8.0 manually from the oracle website.
I have followed the steps here on Digital Ocean.
When I executed java -version I got this result:-
bash: /usr/bin/java: No such file or ...
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How to compile a .java file on Ubuntu?
How can I compile a .java file?
What programs will I need? If I need the Java JDK I will also need help installing that. I'm very new to Ubuntu, so any program that I need to install I will need a ...
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JDK 8 install in ubuntu
I'm tring to install jdk 8 for weeks, but it fails.Following are some outputs,
sudo update-alternatives --config java
There is only one alternative in link group java (providing /usr/bin/java): /opt/...
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need help installing java 8 on ubuntu server [duplicate]
I cannot figure out anywhere online how to download java 8 just to host a minecraft server and since there is no more sudo apt install javajdk-8-jdk i cant figure it out
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Error during thiinkorswim installation [duplicate]
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 and trying to install the thinkorswim application. The process involves installing the Zulu OpenJDK, which begins with importing the Azul public key and then installing the ...
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how to install Java on Linux? [duplicate]
Ηow to install Java on Linux so that Ι can connect to JOSM?
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Errors when trying to install the, default-jre-headless package from the synaptic package manager
I am trying to install the java re and java dk in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I tried using this link ubuntu help java. I used the first link for installing and clicked yes. I was warned that some of the ...
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Java command not found even after "sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk"
I followed the instruction to set up Java on Ubuntu 11.10 from How do I install Java?.
I ran this command to install:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-6-jdk
After it succeeded and I typed java, I got ...
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Java OpenJDK installation not working [closed]
I recently dual booted Ubuntu with my Windows so I am completely new. I coded in Java on my Windows machine, but would like to do it on Ubuntu now. However, when trying to follow tutorials (e.g. How ...
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how to get c, c++, and java compilers in linux ubuntu? [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu on windows 7 using wubi software, now i want to practice c,c++ and java programming. As I am new to Ubuntu, I don't know how to get those compilers. I saw so many comments on google ...
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