Steps required to get Java and Tomcat running on Ubuntu

The content of the following steps came from http://serios.net/content/debian/java/with-java-package.php - I've just condensed them to the steps I followed for Unbuntu (breezy).

• Make sure you have the multiverse repository listed in your

  /etc/apt/sources.list

  file. If not, add it and run

  apt-get update

• Install java-package:

  apt-get install java-package

  this will allow you to convert the .bin file from Sun to a .deb
• Download Java 2 Platform, Sandard Edition, v1.4.2 (J2SE) SDK from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html
• Move the downloaded

  j2sdk-1_4_2_10-linux-i586.bin

  file to a working directory. The java-package step will extract the bin and create a .deb file in this location.
• Run java-package:

  fakeroot make-jpkg j2sdk-1_4_2_10-linux-i586.bin

• Install the newly created deb:

  dpkg -i sun-j2sdk1.4_1.4.2+10_i386.deb

• Use

  update-alternatives --config java

  to let Ubuntu use the j2sdk that we installed. This may not be necessary unless you have installed any of the gcj packages.
• set my JAVA_HOME environment variable:

  export JAVA_HOME=/usr

• Test that java has been installed:

  java -version