diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a1468136..3367b420 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Attributes
 
 See `attributes/default.rb` for default values.
 
-* `node["java"]["install_flavor"]` - Flavor of JVM you would like installed (`oracle` or
-`openjdk`), default `openjdk`.
+* `node["java"]["install_flavor"]` - Flavor of JVM you would like installed (`oracle`,
+`openjdk` or `package`), default `openjdk`.
 * `node['java']['java_home']` - Default location of the "`$JAVA_HOME`".
 * `node['java']['tarball']` - Name of the tarball to retrieve from your corporate
 repository default `jdk1.6.0_29_i386.tar.gz`
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ default
 
 Include the default recipe in a run list, to get `java`.  By default
 the `openjdk` flavor of Java is installed, but this can be changed by
-using the `install_flavor` attribute. If the platform is windows it 
+using the `install_flavor` attribute. If the platform is windows it
 will include the windows recipe instead.
 
 OpenJDK is the default because of licensing changes made upstream by
@@ -112,10 +112,18 @@ This recipe installs the 32-bit Java virtual machine without setting
 it as the default. This can be useful if you have applications on the
 same machine that require different versions of the JVM.
 
+package
+-------
+
+This recipe installs JDK from your yum/apt repository using the standard
+chef package resource. This options is useful if you do not give a fuck
+about Oracle's licensing and just want to use the package you have in your
+repo.
+
 windows
 -------
 
-Because there is no easy way to pull the java msi off oracle's site, 
+Because there is no easy way to pull the java msi off oracle's site,
 this recipe requires you to host it internally on your own http repo.
 
 Resources/Providers
diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 4c0d9c51..ca087c10 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 # default jdk attributes
 default['java']['install_flavor'] = "openjdk"
 default['java']['jdk_version'] = '6'
+default['java']['jdk_package_version'] = '1.7.0_15'
 default['java']['arch'] = kernel['machine'] =~ /x86_64/ ? "x86_64" : "i586"
 
 case platform
@@ -46,10 +47,10 @@
 # direct download paths for oracle, you have been warned!
 
 # jdk6 attributes
-default['java']['jdk']['6']['bin_cmds'] = [ "appletviewer", "apt", "ControlPanel", "extcheck", "HtmlConverter", "idlj", "jar", "jarsigner", 
-                                            "java", "javac", "javadoc", "javah", "javap", "javaws", "jconsole", "jcontrol", "jdb", "jhat", 
-                                            "jinfo", "jmap", "jps", "jrunscript", "jsadebugd", "jstack", "jstat", "jstatd", "jvisualvm", 
-                                            "keytool", "native2ascii", "orbd", "pack200", "policytool", "rmic", "rmid", "rmiregistry", 
+default['java']['jdk']['6']['bin_cmds'] = [ "appletviewer", "apt", "ControlPanel", "extcheck", "HtmlConverter", "idlj", "jar", "jarsigner",
+                                            "java", "javac", "javadoc", "javah", "javap", "javaws", "jconsole", "jcontrol", "jdb", "jhat",
+                                            "jinfo", "jmap", "jps", "jrunscript", "jsadebugd", "jstack", "jstat", "jstatd", "jvisualvm",
+                                            "keytool", "native2ascii", "orbd", "pack200", "policytool", "rmic", "rmid", "rmiregistry",
                                             "schemagen", "serialver", "servertool", "tnameserv", "unpack200", "wsgen", "wsimport", "xjc" ]
 
 # x86_64
@@ -62,10 +63,10 @@
 
 # jdk7 attributes
 
-default['java']['jdk']['7']['bin_cmds'] = [ "appletviewer", "apt", "ControlPanel", "extcheck", "idlj", "jar", "jarsigner", "java", "javac", 
-                                            "javadoc", "javafxpackager", "javah", "javap", "javaws", "jcmd", "jconsole", "jcontrol", "jdb", 
-                                            "jhat", "jinfo", "jmap", "jps", "jrunscript", "jsadebugd", "jstack", "jstat", "jstatd", "jvisualvm", 
-                                            "keytool", "native2ascii", "orbd", "pack200", "policytool", "rmic", "rmid", "rmiregistry", 
+default['java']['jdk']['7']['bin_cmds'] = [ "appletviewer", "apt", "ControlPanel", "extcheck", "idlj", "jar", "jarsigner", "java", "javac",
+                                            "javadoc", "javafxpackager", "javah", "javap", "javaws", "jcmd", "jconsole", "jcontrol", "jdb",
+                                            "jhat", "jinfo", "jmap", "jps", "jrunscript", "jsadebugd", "jstack", "jstat", "jstatd", "jvisualvm",
+                                            "keytool", "native2ascii", "orbd", "pack200", "policytool", "rmic", "rmid", "rmiregistry",
                                             "schemagen", "serialver", "servertool", "tnameserv", "unpack200", "wsgen", "wsimport", "xjc" ]
 
 # x86_64
diff --git a/recipes/packages.rb b/recipes/packages.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..522fb9b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/packages.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# This recipe assumes you have jdk package somewhere in your apt/yum repository and installs it from there
+package "jdk" do
+  action :install
+  version node.java.jdk_package_version
+end