hi all have downloaded and installed: UnZipSFX 5.40 of 28 November 1998, by Info-ZIP (Zip-Bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx). inflating: j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm Done. [root@localhost mozzie]# rpm -iv j2re-1_4_2_04-linux-i586.rpm Preparing packages for installation... j2re-1.4.2_04-fcs [root@localhost mozzie]# exit now i need to create the link to where or perhaps, better put, how and to where java is at: /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386 with three sub-folders: ns4 - ns610 - ns610-gcc32; not sure which one to put the link to but i have only done this once before and have forgotten what commands are needed to create the link thanks for any help david