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I am newbie to Ubuntu and Java. I need to install Sun Java 1.5 (not 1.6) JDK in Ubuntu. I tried the followings

  1. "apt-get install" but it installs the latest version of Java not Java 1.5.

  2. I downloaded Java for Linux (not RPM) and change its mode using chmod +x jdk-1_5_0_22-linux-i586.bin. After that execute /.jdk-1_5_0_22-linux-i586.bin in the terminal. but I got "missing install.sys" error message.

Can any one help me on this?

Thank you, Regards, Robo

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Not sure if this'll help, but you might need the 32-bit compatibility libraries installed. Try sudo apt-get install ia32-libs – Shakedown Aug 29 '11 at 5:47
Is there a reason that you need 1.5? 1.6 will compile 1.5 compatible code for you. – Nighthawk Aug 30 '11 at 19:52
Hi all problem solved..Actually I was trying to install 32 bit Java on 64 bit Ubuntu. (Windows supports this architecture differences) now everything is solved.. Thanks a lot... – RoboAlex Sep 5 '11 at 14:38
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You could try install the Sun JDK 5 packages from Hardy, but there might be version dependencies to work around.

http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy-updates/sun-java5-jdk

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Ubuntu has Synaptic Package Manager, open it and search for the java package you need, follow the GUI. It will automatically install the package and its dependencies.

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the OP is looking for a specific version of the JVM. Your advice may get him to install a newer version. – Traveling Tech Guy Aug 29 '11 at 7:30
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Just install latest JDK and put compiler compatibility to 1.5.

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apt-pinning should do what you need, if java 1.5 is still in the repository.

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1.5 is not in the repositores (at least not for recent Ubuntu versions). – Joachim Sauer Aug 29 '11 at 6:03
Could you elenorate on how to use apt-pinning? – Simon Sheehan Aug 29 '11 at 6:14
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Java 1.5 is deprecated upstream by Oracle. Java 1.6 is compatible and will work fine for everything. What is the specific need for Java 1.5?

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