[Discuss] Java Virtual Machine in Kubuntu

[Jeremy Kiffiak]

On 21-Dec-07, at 7:25 PM, Murray Strome wrote:

> I would like to try JAlbum for organizing photos (and to compare it  
> with others such as digiKam, KPhotoAlbum and maybe even Picasa2).   
> I downloaded JAlbuminstall.bin and tried to install it, but it  
> complains that it cannot find a Java Virtual Machine.
> "No Java virtual machine could be found from your PATH
> environment variable.  You must install a VM prior to
> running this program."
>
> I had already installed sun java and a lot of its components and  
> Adept says that it is installed and "which java" says I have it in / 
> usr/bin/java. I tried reinstalling it and got install errors.  Any  
> idea as to the cause of the problem, and how to fix it?
>
> I am running the AMD64 version of Kubuntu
>
> Murray

Murray,

I believe what you want to install is the Java Runtime Environment  
(JRE).  Try installing one of the following:

# From the "multiverse" repository

- sun-java6-jre


# From the "universe" repository
- icedtea-java7-jre
- kaffe
- java-gcj-compat

I personally use the Sun JRE and have had no issues with it.  Best of  
luck and seasons greetings to all and sundry.

Jeremy