The sun java platform standard edition runtime environment (jre) 6 contains the java virtual machine, runtime class libraries, and java application launcher that are necessary to run programs written in the java progamming language. it is not a development environment and doesn't contain development tools such as compilers or debuggers. for development tools, see the java development kit jdk(tm) 6 (package sun-java6-jdk).

this package contains architecture dependent files.