Can't get JAVAC! :(

[Prolog]

Hey everyone. All I want to do is get the java compiler (javac) working on my linux (Ubuntu Dapper 6.06)... HOWEVER... everytime I try to sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jdk on the cmd line of the terminal I get the following:

"Reading package lists... Done"
"Building dependency tree... Done"
"E: Couldn't find package sun-java5-jdk"

And that's it! I can't seem to get javac on my linux for the life of me and I have a project coming up which I would like to be able to program at home on my own computer and not always at the campus labs.

I hope someone can help, this is really getting annoying!

Thanks in advance!
-SP

[nanotube]

have you enabled the multiverse repository?

what version of ubuntu are you running? (sun java wasn't in the repos prior to... feisty, i think)

also, why get java5 instead of java6?

[LaRoza]

Look at what available in the GUI Synaptic and Add/Remove Programs

[Prolog]

I have tried Synaptic to no avail and I dont even know what the multiverse repository is! I am running Dapper.. and im not sure how to upgrade even really. It doesint matter what version of java I get.. I just want to be able to compile my code!!!!!!!!!

SOMEONE HELP!!!!!!!

[Engnome]

I have tried Synaptic to no avail and I dont even know what the multiverse repository is! I am running Dapper.. and im not sure how to upgrade even really. It doesint matter what version of java I get.. I just want to be able to compile my code!!!!!!!!!

SOMEONE HELP!!!!!!!

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu

[LaRoza]

http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/devel/sun-java5-jdk

I hope that helps.

[Prolog]

I have tried Synaptic to no avail and I dont even know what the multiverse repository is! I am running Dapper.. and im not sure how to upgrade even really. It doesint matter what version of java I get.. I just want to be able to compile my code!!!!!!!!!

SOMEONE HELP!!!!!!!

TY! This helped me fix my issue. Thanks so much.

[LaRoza]

TY! This helped me fix my issue. Thanks so much.

Who helped?

(Mark this as soved, if it is)

[t1kky]

Hi , I have a similar problem. I reinstalled several versions of java form 1.4 tu sun-java6-* but none can supply me with javac. it keeps showing me this:
The program 'javac' can be found in the following packages:
* jikes-sun
* jikes-sablevm
* kaffe
* sun-java6-jdk
* jikes-classpath
* java-gcj-compat-dev
* ecj
* j2sdk1.4
* jikes-gij
* jikes-kaffe
* sun-java5-jdk
* gcj-4.1
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
bash: javac: command not found
Fine and dandy but i've installed every each of em and stil no javac to use.

[LaRoza]

Enable all repositories, run:

sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jdk