[vox-tech] Installing Java

[Jay Strauss]

Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Ken Bloom (kabloom at ucdavis.edu):
> 
> 
>>On Debian, the best way to install Java is to download the binary
>>installer and then use make-jpkg from java-package to create .debs of
>>Java that do the right thing.
> 
> 
> For Java2 v. 1.5.  If you're content with 1.4 for now, try using this as
> an apt source:
> 
> # Sun Java J2r1.4
> deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian woody non-free
> 
> Then, you don't need to build your own .debs .
> 
> It is said[1] that the Blackdown group is working on v. 1.5 packages,
> which will then likewise be offered as .debs .
> 
> [1] http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/
> 
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What's the drawback of just using the java installer/binary from 
java.sun.com?  I don't really need the apt advantages, I wouldn't want 
java just updated automatically when I do apt-get upgrade anyway.

Jay