2014-01-28 Garry <ga...@gdconn.com> > > Is it possible to downgrade from Wheezy to Squeeze? > > The reason I want to downgrade is because I am trying to install Openfire > and unfortunately: > > openfire pre-depends on sun-java5-jre | sun-java6-jre | > default-jre-headless | openjdk-6-jre > > - - I would prefer downgrading if it’s possible. > - - I wouldn’t mind keeping Wheezy if I could get the pre-depends > installed. > — - If downgrading isn’t an option; can someone help me with remote > installation (server is located in the attic; I’d prefer not climbing up > there to retrieve it.) > > Thanks in advanced to anyone and everyone willing to help!
You can install jre from oracle sources and then add the relevant JAVA_HOME environment variables in ~/.bashrc (or /etc/bash.bashrc for system wide) to point at it, source ~/.bashrc and test with: java --version Eventually use update-alternatives to inform debian about it. /r
