javac does not work in ubuntu terminal

Question

When I try to compile a java program with javac, I get an error:

The program \'javac\' can be found in the following packages:
 * default-jdk
 * ecj         


        

Answer 1

I was having the same problem. I used the following command

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk

The app compiled after that. Not sure what the difference is to the above solutions. Maybe I wouldn't of had to specify a version.