Can anyone get java JDK to install on Lucid Lynx

[cammykool]

trying to do some compiling from IHO to build a ROM cant get java to spark and install and you cant compile with JDK v7 so what do i do v6 is non exsistant

found a repository but get this after setting repository up

alexandra@alexandra-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package sun-java6-jdk is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package sun-java6-jdk has no installation candidate

 

[EarlyMon]

Does this help?

Java SE Development Kit 6u31 Downloads


Moving to our IT Lounge...

 

[cammykool]

so how do i install it? im used to repositarys and using sudo apt get install

 

[EarlyMon]

How do I download and install Java for my Linux computer?

 

[cammykool]

i had to use a 11.10 method

sudo apt-get install python-software-properties 
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/java 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin

that one to be exact

 

[EarlyMon]

Well that looks better in any case.

Like you, I hate using binaries directly - but that one worked for me before... making a note of your method, many thanks!