Error using synaptic package manager

[IslandStone]

I keep getting this error when insalling packages using synaptic, regardless of what i'm installing.

"This package is not an installer package , it does not actually contain the JDk documentation. You will need to go download one of the archives.

jdk-6-doc.zip jdk-6-doc-ja.zip

(choose the non update version if this is the first installation)
please visit

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads

now and download,the file should be owned by root.root and copied to /tmp

press return to try again no+return to abort.

return just repeats the error so I enter no , so far the error does not sem to have affected the install(s).

Screenshot detail attached

[Snowhog]

Re: Error using synaptic package manager

Do you want to install Sun Java(TM) Development Kit (JDK) 6 or Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (JRE) 6? The former is the development kit and the latter is the runtime environment. If you aren't going to develop JAVA apps, you don't need JDK.

To install the JRE package in Synaptic, choose the package sun-java6-jre. NOTE: You must accept Sun's EULA prior to successfully installing this package. Because of this, I like to install packages with EULA's from the command line, as the EULA pops up in a separate window in which you must scroll down and tab to the Ok button and press enter. If you don't accept the EULA, the package doesn't fully install. That said, I think that Synaptic ensures that the popup window shows 'in front' of itself so you don't miss it.

[IslandStone]

Re: Error using synaptic package manager

I Don't wish to develop Java app's at this time , and I thought I had already installed the runtime as sites with Java applets work fine , this error just came alomg on it's own, it seems to me to be asking for documentation files?

[Snowhog]

Re: Error using synaptic package manager

Open Synaptic and search on sun-java6-doc, click on the square box and click Unmark, which Synaptic should allow you to do as this package isn't yet installed. If this option isn't available - it's grayed out - let us know.

[IslandStone]

Re: Error using synaptic package manager

Open Synaptic and search on sun-java6-doc, click on the square box and click Unmark, which Synaptic should allow you to do as this package isn't yet installed. If this option isn't available - it's grayed out - let us know.

ok, unmark is greyed out.

options available are removal , complete removal or reinstallation

[Snowhog]

Re: Error using synaptic package manager

At this time, do not remove the package. It's only dependency is the package unzip, but that package has other dependencies, some of which you don't want removed.

Watch this thread, as other members will most certainly provide some insight on how to clear this up.

[dibl]

Re: Error using synaptic package manager

Did you try (in the Konsole)

sudo dpkg --configure -a

?

[IslandStone]

Re: Error using synaptic package manager

Did you try (in the Konsole)

sudo dpkg --configure -a

?

island@island-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
[sudo] password for island:
Setting up sun-java6-doc (6-07-3ubuntu2) ...
This package is an installer package, it does not actually contain the
JDK documentation. You will need to go download one of the
archives:

jdk-6-doc.zip jdk-6-doc-ja.zip

(choose the non-update version if this is the first installation).
Please visit

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/

now and download. The file should be owned by root.root and be copied
to /tmp.

[Press RETURN to try again, 'no' + RETURN to abort]

after no

[Press RETURN to try again, 'no' + RETURN to abort] no
Abort installation of JDK documentation
dpkg: error processing sun-java6-doc (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
sun-java6-doc
island@island-desktop:~$