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This page is about installing Java by force on out-of-date machines.
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Note that most machines will already have Java installed.  If you would like to manually install it, please follow the instructions [[Multimedia_and_DVDs_in_Ubuntu]].
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==Installing Java by Force (not THE Force)==
  
 
On most machines, Java should be installed already. If it's not, you can just open up Ubuntu Sofware Center and search for Java.
 
On most machines, Java should be installed already. If it's not, you can just open up Ubuntu Sofware Center and search for Java.
  
 
For the Java browser plugin, see [[Ubuntu_restricted_extras]]
 
For the Java browser plugin, see [[Ubuntu_restricted_extras]]
 
==Installing Java on 8.04==
 
 
Java is not installed by default on the FreekBox because the user needs to accept an enduser agreement and we will not do that for them. 
 
 
The current FreekBox is based on Ubuntu 8.04.  In this version, installing Java is easy.  Make sure you are connected to the internet.  Go to Applications>Add/Remove, search for java.  Select one of the java plugins, e.g. IcedTea Java Plugin, and apply.  The package will download and install automatically. If you selected the Sun Java 6 Plugin or Sun Java 6 Runtime you will need to agree to Sun's EULA before the installation will finish.
 
 
[http://freegeek.errtech.com/howto_install_java.ogv click here] to watch a short video of this process.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 24 January 2012

Note that most machines will already have Java installed. If you would like to manually install it, please follow the instructions Multimedia_and_DVDs_in_Ubuntu.

Installing Java by Force (not THE Force)

On most machines, Java should be installed already. If it's not, you can just open up Ubuntu Sofware Center and search for Java.

For the Java browser plugin, see Ubuntu_restricted_extras