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64-bit Java-plugin for Debian/Ubuntu

17 Dec 2008 15:00:17 Debian, Linux, software

Sun has finally delivered 64-bit version of browser Java plugin for Linux. If you can’t wait for proper release (update12), you can try [Java SE 6 Updates Early Access Program][jdk6]. If you’re running Debian or Ubuntu, you can package everything neatly in a .deb-package. While java-package 0.4.1 don’t know how to deal with the early access version, this patch should help.

Link to “patches” page.