[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Problem is I can't seem to find a debian package which isn't broken. > They all seem to depend on J2se-common, which I can't find anywhere. > I even searched for it on Google. I'm surprised there wasn't more > mention of it in the debian lists, etc.. BTW, I am trying to > install from the FTP site in France, mentioned on the Blackdown list > of mirrors. I tried the US one (Tux), but it is always maxed (150 > connections). > > At this point I'm figuring the only way to install this is using one > of the BIN versions (though from which site I don't know, advice > please). For this I'm looking at the directions from: > http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/INSTALL-1.3-j2sdk
The instructions are a bit outdated. To get j2se-common you have to add "main" to the apt line shown on that site, ie. use something like deb ftp://<mirror>/<path-to-java-directory>/debian woody non-free main Juergen -- Juergen Kreileder, Blackdown Java-Linux Team http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/