What is the recommended Java to install these days... And what is the idiot proof way to do it? I really wish they made it one click. I am tired of googling it with every new release of buntu as it is necessary to use the internet.
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Pan-Galactic QuordlepleenSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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Unless you have some particular need to go with Java 7, you can get OpenJDK 6 and the IcedTea browser plugin, including necessary dependencies, with one command:
Code:sudo apt-get install default-jre icedtea-plugin
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Pan-Galactic QuordlepleenSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
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I can't comment on the differences between Java 6 and Java 7, as this is something I haven't researched.
A minimal Java installation that allows locally-installed and over-the-Internet Java programs to run requires two things: the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and a browser plugin. Because the Sun/Oracle Java 6 has been removed from Ubuntu, an open-source alternative implementation fills the void. default-jre is a meta-package that installs the JRE from OpenJDK version 6, as built by the IcedTea project. icedtea-plugin is the corresponding browser plugin.
I have yet to encounter a Java application that requires version 7, and even Oracle still offers version 6 as their primary download. Thus, the open-source alternative that I indicated above -- which also happens to be the default for all *buntus -- will likely work as expected for your situation.
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