Java installation issues on Ubuntu

Question

Trying to install Java (JDK 6) on my new Ubuntu system and getting some bizarro errors. This is my first time ever using any flavor of Linux and so I\'m sure it\'s

Answer 1

You simply have put the JDK binaries in a directory. Although by convention /opt/java or /opt/jdk is often used, these are not directories that are automatically recognized by the system.

You can however update your PATH environment variable to include the /opt/java/bin dir, or symlink (ln -s) /opt/java/bin/java in one of the directories on your system that are included in your path like /usr/bin/