Trying to Install Java 6

Question

I have jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin saved on my "Home" location. When I open the terminal to extract and run the .bin, I get a "No such file or directory" error. I've searched around and can't seem to find anything to fix this. See below for attempted commands:

root@anon-K52F:~# ./jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin

-bash: ./jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin: No such file or directory

root@anon-K52F:~# chmod +x jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin

chmod: cannot access ‘jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin’: No such file or directory

I am running Ubuntu 14.04.3

If anyone has any insight on this, please let me know.

Solution

No such file or directory simply means there is no such file named jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin in your current working directory.

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BTW, Oracle Java (JDK) 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 is available to install from WebUpd8-team's PPA

1. Open a terminal and enter:

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
   

2. To pull down the latest list of packages from the PPA you just added:

   sudo apt-get update
   

3. To install JDK 6

   sudo apt-get install oracle-java6-installer
   

But this requires a working internet connection.

Comments

[Ashhar Hasan]

Try checking with ls if you really have that file with that name OR Try entering j and then pressing Tab twice to see a list of all files and folders starting with j. It may be that you are misspelling the filename.

[Ashhar Hasan]

On second thought, whose Home is that (where the file is)? There are different homes for root users and normal users.

[Joel Peltonen]

FYI: This method no longer works, see webupd8.org/2017/06/why-oracle-java-7-and-6-installers-no.ht‌​ml