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I ne e d java.Is java on A utom atix2? Sun Java JRE is avail ab l e th roug h th e Ub untu re pos itoriie s .You can ins tal lit b y doing : s udo aptitude ins tal ls un- java6- jre O r from your A dd/Re m ove Prog ram s appl ication. Se e our tutorialon p.26 ofth is is s ue for h ow to add/re m ove appl ications . W e can not re com m e nd A utom atix due to pote ntialupgrade /update is s ue s .
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