Install Oracle/Sun Java 7 Manually in Ubuntu Desktop
Demonstrates manual install of 32 bit Oracle/Sun Java SDK (software development kit) 7 SE into 32 bit Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop. Downloads the correct version for a Debian install. Checks Java versions on your desktop and makes Oracle Java the default.Configures Firefox web browser to use Oracle Java as a plugin. Verifies install by running Java web start file from App Inventor.
Update 8/11/13 If you attempt to install 32 bit Java on 64 bit Ubuntu and get error "Java: no such file or directory" when using command "java version", you will need to install 32 bit libraries on 64 bit machine "sudo apt-get install libc6-i386:.
Update 8/21/13. If you want to more easily install Java from a repository see "Install WebUpd8 PPA and Oracle Java 7SE SDK in Ubuntu 12-13 Desktop"- " • Install WebUpd8 PPA and Oracle Java S... " on this channel.