java5-jre and sun-java5-bin

[Derek Broughton]

Matthew Flaschen wrote:

> Erik Schmidt wrote:
>> I recently tried to install the java JRE, it said I needed a package
>> called sun-java5-bin
>> 
>> I searched for this package in synaptic package manager, it turned up
>> nothing
>> 
>> how do I install these packages?
> 
> You probably don't need Sun Java.  Install java-gcj-compat , and
> everything should Just Work.

Yes, you probably _do_ need Sun Java.  If you install gcj, _almost_
everything (up to version 1.4) will just work.  
-- 
derek