On latest version Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, I have tried this :
sudo apt-get install yum
Then it says :
sudo password for user
And nothing gonna happen , if hit enter 3 times it says 3x incorrect attempt.
I'm beginner to Linux
Do not use version for other Linux releases if you can avoid it. rpm is for Redhat. On the download page there is also a version ending in .tar.gz. Use that.
Installtion is the same as unpacking the tar.gz file (it does not have an installation process and all you need to do is untar the file and move the files to a location you like).
Installation:
cd /opt/
(change /tmp/ to where you download your files).
and you will find the files under /opt/jdk1.8.0_05/
Setting it up and configuring parameters is up to you.
.deb
somewhere and these are preferred on Debian based distributions such as Ubuntu..rpm
is for Red Hat based linux. – Warren Hill Jul 04 '14 at 09:51