Install freemind ubuntu install#
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In the following lines, I will concentrate on making FreeMind run and the JRE installation).

Install freemind ubuntu install#

Once Java has been installed, only then does it make sense to install FreeMind.

Install freemind ubuntu zip file#

Rpm), which is a bit more work to setup but much easier to update, or you can use the more simple installation from a ZIP file (as described in the UN*X section). This description should be valid for any Debian based distribution, in particular (K)ubuntu. Note FreeMind 0.8.0 is not part of the Debian repository, although FreeMind 0.7.1 is, because of a lot of additional dependencies, and some license issues. For all the gory details, have a look at from the Debian Wiki. Install Java the Debian way Most easiest way We're working on it, but it will take time and won't happen before release of FreeMind 0.9.0. Make sure that the Java 5 JRE under Debian resp. Java 5 JRE under Ubuntu (FreeMind 0.8.0 doesn't support Java 6) is installed, using e.g. aptitude install sun-java5-jre (for Sarge, you will need to add first the backport repositories).

You can make Java 5 the default JRE by using the command update-java-alternatives -s java-1.5.0-sun, but you don't need to.įor Debian versions older than Sarge, or if you need Java 1.4Īs Java isn't really free or open, there was no official Debian package for it. The procedure is hence to install java-package from the contrib section, e.g. Use the command from the java-package called make-jpkg along with fakeroot as in: In a nutshell, download the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from Sun (Linux self-extracting file), Read the instructions delivered with the package, and create your own little Java package(s). When you have this, you can install the package as root: Noting that the filename depends on your version.