Whether you want to begin coding in Java or just wish to run Java apps, you first need to learn how to install Java. In this post, we’ll see how to do that. Why do you need to install Java?

I've installed both java and eclipse from apt-get.<BR><BR>Following the ubuntu java instructions I've installed the IcedTea stuff on my system:<BR><BR>sudo apt-get install icedtea-java7-jre<BR><BR>and ...