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Overview Sun Microsystems have developed Java, which is many things depending on who you ask. It is a language, and an execution environment and probably many more things. On this page Java refers to the software that executes programs compiled to Java byte codes (akin to machine language). Be aware of the Java trap. Although keep in mind that with the GPL licensing of the Sun Java implementation the Java trap is a thing of the past. Even RMS thinks so. Use IcedTea on Ubuntu 7.10 and OpenJDK on Ubuntu 8.04 or later. The first free project to offer substantial parts of Java platform functionality was Guavac. After that the free software movement developed java compilers, most notably the GNU Compiler for Java. GCJ is a front end to the GCC compiler which can natively compile both Java(tm) source and bytecode files. The compiler can also generate class files. Gcjwebplugin is a little web browser plugin to execute Java applets. It is targeted for Mozilla and compatible browsers that support the NPAPI. Others include the Eclipse Java Compiler, which is maintained by the Eclipse Foundation. Eclipse is an open-source Integrated development environment (IDE) written primarily in Java. The Eclipse open source community has over 60 open source projects. OpenJDK is the open source Java, derived from sources which will become OpenJDK 7 in the future.

Running Java under Ubuntu In order to run Java programs and Java applets, you must have a Java environment installed. The GCJ flavor of Java is installed as default, and is usually fine for most purposes. If it is not installed, JavaInstallation describes how to install some opensource flavors of Java. You may, however, have a need to run the Sun flavor of Java if something does not work correctly. To get Sun Java under Ubuntu 7.04 or later running on Intel or PowerPC platform, you should enable the Universe repository in Add/Remove programs, and install either the openjdk-6-jre package or the sun-java6-bin package. (Note: PowerPC version is slow). To get Sun Java under Ubuntu 6.06 or 6.10 running on Intel x86 platform, you should enable the Universe repository in Add/Remove programs, and install the sun-java5-bin package. Note: The same commands will work under Xubuntu/Kubuntu (using Add/Remove or the Adept Package Installer). Choosing the default Java to use Just installing new Java flavours does not change the default Java pointed to by /usr/bin/java. You must explicitly set this: * Open a Terminal window * Run sudo update-java-alternatives -l to see the current configuration and possibilities. * Run sudo update-java-alternatives -s XXXX to set the XXX java version as default. For Sun Java 6 this would be sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun * Run java -version to ensure that the correct version is being called. You can also use the following command to interactively make the change; * Open a Terminal window * Run sudo update-alternatives --config java * Follow the onscreen prompt

The Terminal is Your Friend Perhaps the most powerful tool in Linux is your Terminal Program. Before you jump in, take a moment to familiarize yourself with the command line--your invaluable asset in Linux. FAQs Still have questions? You are not alone. Stop by the most common questions that new Ubuntu users frequently ask. Installation * See Installation for both basic and advanced methods of installing Ubuntu, as well as information about supported hardware. * Read the Upgrade Notes to find out how to upgrade your system from older versions of Ubuntu. * For a video tutorial on the full installation process, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8a-smrPlvE&hd=1

# Repositories # Kubuntu

Wired troubleshooting If you have a network connection which is not working properly, you can use a few tools to help diagnose what the problem is. Most of the tools in this section require use of the Terminal, which you can open by pressing Applications → Accessories → Terminal. Get information about the current connection ifconfig is intended to allow you to change the settings of your network connections, but it can also be used to list information about the current connection. 1. Press Applications → Accessories → Terminal to open a Terminal 2. Type ifconfig eth1 in the Terminal and press Enter, replacing eth1 with the name of your network interface if it is different. * inet addr gives the current IP address of the connection * HWaddr gives the MAC address of your network device

Table of Contents Wired troubleshooting Get information about the current connection Check if a connection is working properly Wireless troubleshooting Check that the device is on Check for device recognition Using Windows Wireless Drivers Check for a connection to the router Check IP assignment Check DNS IPv6 Not Supported

Ubuntu Documentation > Ubuntu 9.04 > Internet and Networks > Connecting > DSL DSL 1. Right click the NetworkManager icon and click Edit connections... 2. Click DSL. 3. Click Add.

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Documentation for Ubuntu 9.04 This site is where you can find the official documentation developed and maintained by the Ubuntu Documentation Project. This page contains documentation for Ubuntu 9.04, the latest stable version, released in April 2009. If you can't find what you are looking for here, try the excellent source of community contributed documentation.

Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of realtime Internet chat. It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels, but also allows one-to-one communlication via private message. On IRC you can talk to many other members using Ubuntu, on topics ranging from idle chit-chat to support with your Ubuntu. Though a channel might have many people in it at any one time, they might not always be at their keyboard; so if no-one responds, just wait around and someone will hopefully answer soon enough. This page serves as an information base for users of the Ubuntu IRC channels. The Ubuntu channels can be found on the Freenode network, irc.freenode.net. xchat in Ubuntu has this network preconfigured and the main channel, #ubuntu, will automatically be joined. Kubuntu also comes with Konversation, which is also pre-configured for the Kubuntu help channels. When participating in Ubuntu IRC channels, please abide by the Code of Conduct and channel guidelines.

Installing Songbird with a .deb Paste these commands into the terminal: wget -c ftp://ftp-mirror.internap.com/pub/www.getdeb.net/ubuntu/hardy/so/songbird_0.5-1~getdeb1_i386.deb sudo dpkg -i songbird_0.5-1~getdeb1_i386.deb sudo ln -s /usr/lib/songbird/Songbird /usr/bin/songbird

General Upgrade Information

If you have been a Windows and/or a Mac OS user to date, you are probably used to searching for a program on the internet (often offered in an executable installer) and having to download and install it. You're probably familiar with software distributed on CDs, DVDs, etc. which often have an autorun feature from where you can then install them. For free and open systems like Ubuntu GNU/Linux there is some software distributed in this fashion, but those are mostly proprietary and closed programs.

User Documentation Welcome to the community documentation for Ubuntu, created by users just like you! [WWW] Documentation in other languages is also available. Please read the Wiki Guide before making any edits. Thanks.

This site is where you can find the official documentation developed and maintained by the Ubuntu Documentation Project. This page contains documentation for Ubuntu 7.04, the latest stable version, released in April 2007. Official Ubuntu Documentation This site is where you can find the official documentation developed and maintained by the Ubuntu Documentation Project. Choose your version of Ubuntu below to access the documentation for that version. If you don't find what you are looking for, visit the community contributed documentation for even more material! * Ubuntu 9.04 - the current stable version, released in April 2009, codenamed Jaunty Jackalope. * Ubuntu 8.10 - previous stable version, released in October 2008, codenamed Intrepid Ibex. * Ubuntu 8.04 LTS - the current long term support version, released in April 2008, codenamed Hardy Heron. * Ubuntu 6.06 LTS - previous long term support version, released in June 2006, codenamed Dapper Drake. If your version of Ubuntu is not listed above, it is no longer supported and does not receive security or critical fixes. Documentation for these releases of Ubuntu is no longer supplied, but information on how to upgrade to supported versions of Ubuntu can be found at the Upgrade Notes page.