JDK 1.5 1. $ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list 2. (Add this line at the end of sources.lst file) deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jaunty-updates main multiverse 3. Save and close the file 4. $ sudo aptitude update 5. $ sudo aptitude install sun-java5-jdk 6. $ sudo update-java-alternatives -sjava-1.5.0-sun
JDK 1.6 sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner" sudo add-apt-repository "deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu lucid partner" sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun