You can remove Java 5 if you have Java 6 and Java 5 programs should still work on your machine. However, unless you are really strapped for hard drive space, which is unlikely given the size of hard drives nowadays, there's really no reason to remove Java 5.
You can install it using Synaptic. Or, from the terminal:sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre
Publicly available is Java6. (update 5) from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads Early access to Java7 is available at http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ea.jsp
The easiest way to check which version of Java is running on a computer is to ask Java directly. The website Java Tester has conveniently provided an applet which finds and displays the Java version currently used by the computer.
First of all, JDK is Java Development Kit and JRE is java runtime Environment. JDK provides compiler and all the necessary tools to write the code verses JRE provides with the environment in which the java code will run.
No. Java is free software.
A computer programmer who uses the Java language.
Open cmd and type java
Try downloading the latest version of java from oracle. Actually Java is simply a language. It is a tool. It should not change your computer. Something is wrong with your computer if Java changes your computer. Usually it is not Java changing your computer but a virus latching onto Java. You must keep your antivirus software up to date and you must keep your Java up to date or you will have problems. If you have a MAC, apple has stopped supporting Java. Hackers are using it to hack into computers. Update it from Oracle or get rid of it.
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UM...... Not really bcuz i have java on my computer n its not slow @ all.
The Internet is a world-wide computer network. Java is a computer programming language.
A Java developer helps create a program which can understand any form of computer language. A Java developer tries to make a program that can understand the computer language that is on any computer platform.