I need help installing some 3rd party programs

[OldGuy]

ITunes and Linux don't work very well together.  I have read where some folks get it to run under WINE but I had zero luck.  Linux has decent music managers; however, if you're trying to manage Apple hardware (iPhones, iPods, etc.) you're facing a challenge.  I keep Win 7 running for this exact reason.  Why do you require Java? 

Here's a synopsis I found on Google:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/414737/ho...-on-ubuntu