How to INSTALL SUN JAVA 6 JDK or JRE on UBUNTU 10.10

NOTE: Before you try the steps below ensure that the multiverse repository is enabled  

>>> To install JRE just type-in the following command

$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre

>>>To install JDK just type-in the following command

$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk 

>>>If you want more than here is a better option in one go..

It will install JRE + Java Plugin for Mozilla like browsers + the Java  Lucida TrueType fonts

$ sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin sun-java6-fonts

>>> How to test Java is installed properly

Type-in the following command from a terminal

$ java-version

OUTPUT 

Just in case you want more java related packages here you go-

sun-java6-bin - binaries

sun-java6-demo - Demos and examples

sun-java6-doc - Documentation

sun-java6-source - JDK source files