On February 22, 2004 06:31 pm, Michael Robinson wrote: > Try the RPM version. > How does one get the rpm version? Today I tried installing the java sdk according to the instructions at http://fedora.artoo.net/faq/#Java but all I can find is this executable with an "install shield" or something like that. There was no rpm as far as I could see. The last thing I want is to have some graphical installer doing who-knows-what on my system... Thanks > hicham wrote: > >I've got the java SDK from a cd magazine > >"j2sdk-1.4.2-nb-3.5-bin-linux.bin" > >here what I get when runnin it : > > > >root@localhost java]# > >./j2sdk-1.4.2-nb-3.5-bin-linux.bin > > > >InstallShield Wizard > > > >Initializing InstallShield Wizard... > > > >Preparing Java(tm) Virtual Machine... > >................................... > >................................... > >................................... > >................................... > >................................... > >................................... > >...root@localhost java]# > > > >sadly it stops there, when normally it should pop up a > >window > >done this on RH9 successfully > > > > > > > > > > --- Paul <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > >Hi, > > > >>> I 've tried install Java Sdk bin executable > >> > >>(logged > >> > >>>as root and chmod +x thefilee) but with no success > >>> > >>> > >>>though had no trouble installin it on red hat 9 > >> > >>and > >> > >>>executed netbeans IDE > >> > >>It should get installed to /usr. You then need to > >>alter /etc/bashrc to > >>include > >> > >>JAVA=/usrjava/j2sdk1.4.2_03 > >>PATH=$JAVA/bin:$PATH > >>LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$JAVA/lib:$LD_LIBARY_PATH > >>INCLUDE=$JAVA/include:$INCLUDE > >>MAN_PATH=$JAVA/man:$MAN_PATH > >> > >>export PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH INCLUDE MAN > >> > >>Should work then. > >> > >>TTFN > >> > >>Paul