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Install Oracle (Sun) Java JRE or JDK 7 on Debian, Ubuntu and LinuxMint

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Java LogoIn one of my previous articles I've dealt with creating Oracle (Sun) Java 6 packages for your favorite Debian based distro. Since Oracle Java 7 has been out for a while now and it's code has matured to the point of OpenJDK 7 being default in recent Linux distributions, it seems reasonable to upgrade. In this article I'll show you how to create Oracle (Sun) Java JRE and JDK 7 packages using Janusz Dziemidowicz packaging work from Java 7 binary files you have downloaded your self.

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Install Oracle (Sun) Java 6 on Debian, Ubuntu and LinuxMint revised

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Java Logo I've already wrote about installing latest Oracle (Sun) Java JDK and JRE 6 on Ubuntu based operating systems. In that article I wrote about BASH script used to download Oracle Java packages from Oracle servers and to create Debian packages. Unfortunately this script often fails due to Oracle web site changes and then you're supposed to wait for script developer to update his work or update it your self. In this article I'll show you how to create Oracle (Sun) Java 6 packages from Java 6 binary files you have downloaded your self. This procedure is using Janusz Dziemidowicz packaging work without any helper BASH scripts.

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Ambiance & Radiance themes from Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick on 10.04 Lucid Lynx

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Ubuntu AmbianceI'm one of many people not satisfied with current Linux on desktop situation. I'm saying this with regards to Unity / Gnome3 story. Because of that I use Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx with Gnome 2 on all of my machines. But there is one thing I don't like on my Ubuntu 10.04 PC and that is default theme. In comparison with later Ubuntu version Ambiance and Radiance themes from Ubuntu 10.04 look unfinished. So lets fix this. In this article I'm bringing you Ambiance & Radiance themes deb packages from Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 backported to Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.

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