Installing Sun JDK 5 on Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04

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转自 http://www.cnblogs.com/jxgxy/archive/2010/10/22/1857976.html

As you known, Sun JDK version 1.5 or 5 is deleted from Ubuntu 10.4 and 9.10 repositories and the version 6 has been replaced.

The easiest way to install Sun JDK 5 version is add its repository from Ubuntu 9.04 to the list of repositories in 9.10 and 10.04. For this purpose, follow the steps.

1- Open /etc/apt/sources.list with a text editor like gedit:

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

2- Add the following lines to the end of the file then save it and close:

  ## For sun-java5-jdk
 deb http://ir.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jaunty-updates main multiverse

3- Update the packages lists and install sun-java5-jdk:

 sudo aptitude update
 sudo aptitude install sun-java5-jdk

* Above method can be used for other applications.

Another way to install jdk 5 is download software package and its dependencies from packages.ubuntu.com.

Good luck