Howto install Oracle (Sun) Java JRE for Linux Mint

Howto install Oracle (Sun) Java JRE for Linux Mint


In this tutorial you can read how to configure java and the java browser plugin.


1. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).

2. Copy/Paste or type the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter:

3. First remove every openjdk package including icedtea-plugin:

sudo apt-get update && apt-get remove openjdk-6-jre

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