JVM is needed for HP ILO (Integrated Lights-Out), and not the openjdk bullshit. As of *Ubuntu 10.04, they decided to remove sun-java6 from the offocial repositories. You are required to enable the “partners” branch, which allows you to install sun-java6* – what a mess 🙁
# vim /etc/apt/sources.list ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's ## 'partner' repository. ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users. deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner # apt-get update # apt-get install sun-java6-jre # update-java-alternatives -l java-6-openjdk 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk java-6-sun 63 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun # update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
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