How to install Flash, Python, and Java on Ubuntu 10.10

Just some quick tips on how to install Flash, Python, and Java on Ubuntu 10.10. Flash and Python are pretty straight-forward. However, installing Java is slightly more complicated since Sun’s (now Oracle) Java 6 has been removed from the Ubuntu Multiverse. The Ubuntu gatekeepers are now more heavily asserting that people follow their recommendation for using “OpenJDK.”

Installing Flash:

• At the terminal enter:
  

  apt-get install flashplugin-installer

Installing Python:

• At the terminal enter:
  

  apt-get install python3

• To install IDLE:
  

  apt-get install idle3

Installing Java:

• At the terminal enter:
  

  add-apt-repository ppa:sun-java-community-team/sun-java6

  apt-get update

  To install only the Java Runtime:
  

  apt-get install sun-java6-jre

  To install the Java Plug-in:
  

  apt-get install sun-java6-plugin

  To install the Java Development Kit:
  

  apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

Remember to use ‘sudo’ in front of every command if you are not logged in as ‘root’ or another superuser (Ex: “sudo apt-get install python3”).