How to Install JDK 1.6 update 32 on Ubuntu 11.10
Currently Oracle prohibit the community from adding java to the linux repositories. So it needed to be manually download from oracle website...

Java can be downloaded from:
From: http://www.devsniper.com/ubuntu-12-04-install-sun-jdk-6-7/
Steps to install java:
1.) Make the bin file executable:
chmod +x jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin2.) Extract the bin file:
./jdk-6u32-linux-x64.bin3.) Move extracted folder:
sudo mv jdk1.6.0_32 /usr/lib/jvm/4.) Install new java source in system:
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_32/bin/javac 1 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_32/bin/java 1 sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_32/bin/javaws 15.) Choose default java:
sudo update-alternatives --config javac sudo update-alternatives --config java sudo update-alternatives --config javaws java version test: java -version6.) Verify the symlinks all point to the new java location:
ls -la /etc/alternatives/java*
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