installing java

Oh yea I downloaded the file jre-6u17-linux-i586.bin saved it to desktop in permissions changed it to "Allow executing file as program"

Please tell why you don't install java using the repositories...?

Here already answered questions: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sun-java6

Hth

david@david-desktop:~$ sudo update-java-alternatives -l
java-6-openjdk 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk
java-6-sun 63 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun
java-gcj 1042 /usr/lib/jvm/java-gcj
david@david-desktop:~$ sudo update-java-alternatives -s
usage: update-java-alternatives [--jre-headless] [--jre] [--plugin] [ -t|--test|-v|--verbose]
           -l|--list [<jname>]
           -s|--set <jname>
           -a|--auto
           -h|-?|--help
david@david-desktop:~$ sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
No alternatives for appletviewer.
No alternatives for apt.
No alternatives for extcheck.
No alternatives for HtmlConverter.
No alternatives for idlj.
No alternatives for jarsigner.
No alternatives for javac.
No alternatives for javadoc.
No alternatives for javah.
No alternatives for javap.
No alternatives for java-rmi.cgi.
No alternatives for jconsole.
No alternatives for jdb.
No alternatives for jhat.
No alternatives for jinfo.
No alternatives for jmap.
No alternatives for jps.
No alternatives for jrunscript.
No alternatives for jsadebugd.
No alternatives for jstack.
No alternatives for jstat.
No alternatives for jstatd.
No alternatives for native2ascii.
No alternatives for rmic.
No alternatives for schemagen.
No alternatives for wsgen.
No alternatives for wsimport.
No alternatives for xjc.
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/appletviewer
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/apt
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/extcheck
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/HtmlConverter
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/idlj
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jarsigner
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jar
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javac
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javadoc
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javah
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/javap
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/java-rmi.cgi
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jconsole
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jdb
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jhat
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jinfo
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jmap
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jps
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jrunscript
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jsadebugd
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jstack
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jstatd
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/jstat
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/native2ascii
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/rmic
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/schemagen
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/serialver
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/wsgen
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/wsimport
update-java-alternatives: jdk alternative does not exist: /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/bin/xjc
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/ControlPanel' to provide 'ControlPanel'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java' to provide 'java'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java_vm' to provide 'java_vm'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/javaws' to provide 'javaws'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/jcontrol' to provide 'jcontrol'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/jexec' to provide 'jexec'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/keytool' to provide 'keytool'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/orbd' to provide 'orbd'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/pack200' to provide 'pack200'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/policytool' to provide 'policytool'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/rmid' to provide 'rmid'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/rmiregistry' to provide 'rmiregistry'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/servertool' to provide 'servertool'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/tnameserv' to provide 'tnameserv'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/unpack200' to provide 'unpack200'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so' to provide 'firefox-javaplugin.so'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so' to provide 'iceape-javaplugin.so'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so' to provide 'iceweasel-javaplugin.so'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so' to provide 'midbrowser-javaplugin.so'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so' to provide 'mozilla-javaplugin.so'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so' to provide 'xulrunner-1.9-javaplugin.so'.
Using '/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/i386/libnpjp2.so' to provide 'xulrunner-javaplugin.so'.
david@david-desktop:~$
Still no java.

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Thanks leoquant. Been looking for this. ~wojox

Thanks leoquant, that solved my question.

winmx music still doesn't work says no java found, but java says I have the right version installed. So I guess I will just have to figure out how to make winmx music work. thank each and everyone of you for the help. Atleast I know java is installed correctly now.

Don't know if this will help David.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1036805