Nov 162008
Update 2010 Nov 03: Be sure to read my other post about installing Java on Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10.
Java 6 Update 10 (aka Java 6u10) is now available for Linux and other platforms. Sun has published release notes for this update.
I have been using 6u10 with great success since the Ubuntu 8.10 release candidate became available. Ubuntu 8.10 users can begin developing with the JDK using a couple simple commands.
aptitude install sun-java6-jdk && update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun
Be sure to consider installing other useful Java packages, such as sun-java6-doc, along with the JDK.
aptitude search sun-java6
