Success: Java 6 on ReadyNAS Pro (RAIDiator 4.2.13)

[teosoft]

I tried using instructions from this thread: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36402 but apt was unable to find the packages. After a little research I managed to install official Sun Java6 backport for Dapper (which RAIDiator 4.2.13 is based on) and sharing my steps in this thread.

Official package information is found here:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper-backports/sun-java6-jdk

The download link to the amd64 package takes you to the page with instructions on how to add the repository to the source list: http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper-backports/amd64/sun-java6-jdk/download

The information above must be sufficient to install either JRE or JDK.
Now, the steps:

1. Edit /etc/apt/sources.list

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   vi /etc/apt/sources.list

2. Add the following line:
   

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   deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/ubuntu dapper-backports main multiverse

3. Save the file.
4. Run

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   apt-get update

5. To install JRE, run

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   apt-get install sun-java6-jre

6. To install JDK, run

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   apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

7. Checking JRE version:

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   java -version

8. Checking JDK version:

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   javac -version

You might or might not need additional steps described (or not) in the original thread. Let me know if you get an error and I'll post it here if it's required.

[sphardy]

Congrats!

out of interest - what is it you are trying to run that requires java 6?

[teosoft]

Congrats!

Thanks!

out of interest - what is it you are trying to run that requires java 6?

Things like YAMJ and Apache Cassandra require Java 6.

[boz0]

The apt source from mirrors.kernel.org didn't work for me, I had to use "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu" instead, but thanks for the info!

[teosoft]

You're welcome. As long as you use backports it does not matter where they come from

[boz0]

You're welcome. As long as you use backports it does not matter where they come from

Just meant the mirrors.kernel.org repository didn't seem to know the dapper-backports section

[ReVolt]

I'm trying to install java6 on my Readynas NXV Pioneer. My sources.list looks like this:

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deb http://www.readynas.com/packages 4.2.13/
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian etch main
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu dapper-backports main multiverse


When I execute apt-get update, I receive the following errors:

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Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports/multiverse Packages
Ign http://www.readynas.com 4.2.13/ Release
Ign http://www.readynas.com 4.2.13/ Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://www.readynas.com 4.2.13/ Packages
Fetched 38.6kB in 1s (24.3kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-backports Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 40976EAF437D05B5
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems


What am I doing wrong? I'm kinda new to linux, so please excuse me

[teosoft]

Just saw your question. For some reason I did not get notification from the forums.

The page below answers your question. Look into comments.

http://www.debianadmin.com/adding-ubuntu-repositories.html

[beefy314]

Congrats!

Thanks!

out of interest - what is it you are trying to run that requires java 6?

Things like YAMJ and Apache Cassandra require Java 6.

Were you able to run yamj without a PC using this?

[teosoft]

No, I switched to another solution.