Which is better is a matter of opinion:
Try:
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts
if it doesnt work, update/add  repos.
Also, miss google knows this;
lastly: not really a geRmaine topic for the R-list.
 HTH
   Ken Hutchison

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 4:40 PM, ravi <rv15i@yahoo.se> wrote:

> Dear list members,
> I am starting to get acquainted with linux on a ubuntu 11.10 installation
> on an external hard disk. I have just installed R and all the packages
> available in the r-cran-* list. Now, I would like to get on with the
> installation of packages like Deducer and Acinonyx. The former requires JGR
> which in turn requires Java. I have tried to follow the instructions
> available at the following link on the R wiki :
> http://rwiki.sciviews.org/doku.php?id=getting-started:installation:debian
>
> which in turn points at : http://rosuda.org/JGR/linux
>
> But these instructions do not seem to have worked. I get the following
> output :
> ravi@raviM1330:~$ java -version
> The program 'java' can be found in the following packages:
>  * gcj-4.4-jre-headless
>  * gcj-4.6-jre-headless
>  * openjdk-6-jre-headless
>  * gcj-4.5-jre-headless
>  * openjdk-7-jre-headless
> Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
> ravi@raviM1330:~$
>
>
> I would like to know how I should install java. Is it preferable to
> install the sun jdk version or the open jdk? By doing a search on R seek, I
> don't see any instructions on  the currently valid procedure for
> installiing java. I would appreciate getting help on installation and
> sufficient configuration. Also, on first uninstalling whatever I have
> installed with the command :
> sudo apt-get install sun-java*
> Before this, I tried with :
>
> sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk
> But nothing seemed to happen after this (as far as I can remember).
>
> Thanks,
> Ravi
>
>
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