Beta 2 of Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

Installed packages after the CD install:

1. Ubuntu restricted extras - to enable Flash in sites that need it (e.g. YouTube) and java-enabled sites (e.g. hearts.vex.net)

2. NTP package to update the time via Internet time servers

Kernel crash reported. I think I would need to disable ACPI in Grub during boot. From terminal window:

cd /etc/default
gksu gedit grub

then edit the line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

with this:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash acpi=off"

Reference: Ubuntu documentation on grub2

Installing Java for my Xubuntu Firefox

Xubuntu 9.04, Firefox 3.5.8
But Java won't run in my browser for my favorite hearts game on the Web.
In the terminal window:

java -version

shows -

java version "1.6.0_0"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.6.1) (6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1)
OpenJDK Client VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode, sharing)

sudo update-java-alternatives -l

shows -

java-6-openjdk 1061 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk

To run Java applets in OpenJDK, I had to install this plugin:

sudo apt-get install icedtea6-plugin

Restarted the browser, and I'm done. Java applet now working.
Reference: Ubuntu Forums thread