circular dependencies in aptitude?

[Calcpage]

On Jun 8, 2010, at 8:31 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 06/08/2010 02:57 PM, calcpage at aol.com wrote:
>>>>        You should wait for your Tech to arrive. They are necessary
>> for
>>>> upgrades ect.
>>>>
>>> Not really. Just need to make sure you're getting the packages from
>>> the correct place, all that's not working is the package fetcher and
>>> dependency resolver. If you have the packages locally, you're set.
>>> Techs aren't required or needed for upgrades. Maybe in the windows
>>> world, who knows.
>>
>> I went on the java website and downloaded this recommended file:
>>
>> jre-6u20-linux-x86.bin
>>
>> I did chmod 755 to make it executable and ran it with sudo.  It seems
>> to have installed.  Now how do i plug it into Firefox?
>
> http://java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.xml#selfextracting
> The installation is now complete. Skip to the Enable and Configure  
> section.
> http://java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.xml#enable
>  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java
>  [Choosing the default Java to use]
>
> However, you could have installed the .debs instead:
> <http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/s/sun-java6/>
> bin, jre, plugin for your architechture. For example if you have a  
> 64bit:
>
> <http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/s/sun-java6/sun-java6-bin_6.20dlj-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb 
> >
> <http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/s/sun-java6/sun-java6-jre_6.20dlj-1ubuntu3_all.deb 
> >
> <http://archive.canonical.com/pool/partner/s/sun-java6/sun-java6-plugin_6.20dlj-1ubuntu3_amd64.deb 
> >
>
> download those three & from nautilus double-click to install (bin  
> first,
> jre second, plugin third). Those will install in the proper locations
> for your system. Afterwards, check to ensure that you are using the
> correct java's:
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Java
> [Choosing the default Java to

Wow, thanx for all that info!  It sounds like exactly what I need.  I  
will have to try out your advice when I get back to school tomorrow.   
I just don't know how I could have figured all that out on my own....

A. Jorge Garcia
Applied Math & CS
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