How do I install java 1.4 on ubuntu 11.0?
When I type java -version, it lists out packages from java 6 and 7. On the sun website I can only see solaris installers for 1.4.2.
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Do you need 1.4 or 1.4.2?– Peter LawreyApr 30, 2012 at 20:48
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our entire code base is in java 1.4. I'm trying to get it to work on ubuntu. As far as I know it's not going to work on 1.7– ArunApr 30, 2012 at 20:48
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@Arun Have you tried with 1.7?– Simon André ForsbergApr 30, 2012 at 20:51
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It might need some minor changes to compile on Java 7, but it might not.– Peter LawreyApr 30, 2012 at 20:51
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As @PeterLawrey said you can use Oracle's website to download legacy Java versions. However, it may be worth looking into updating your code base. It may be a pretty big job but worth it in the long run if you intend to maintain the code.– travegaApr 30, 2012 at 20:51
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For historical reasons only the OpenJDK is immediately available through the package system.
If you need an elder version of Sun Java (bought by Oracle), you need to download it from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/archive-139210.html, unpack it yourself, and update your $PATH to point to it. Possibly also your $JAVA_HOME for some tooling.
answered May 1, 2012 at 7:24
Try the Oracle web site. It has every update from Java 1.1 and later. I use the tar.gz rather than the RPM.
Converting the code to be Java 7 best practices is a big job, but just getting it to compile in Java 7 should be much simpler. e.g. you can't have variables/fields called enum Some IDEs e.g. IntelliJ have migration tools to help you do both.
If you want to have hard control over versions of packages I recommend considering working with Gentoo. It may be daunting or even intimidating, but the package manager system gives you a LOT of control over specific versions. Working with Ubuntu over the years I have found it to be very challenging. I still have had no luck using an earlier version of Amarok in ubuntu.
