> Fixed it myself. When I installed the Java rpm, I saw that /usr/bin/java > pointed to /etc/alternatives/java, i removed it and pointed > /usr/bin/java to /usr/java/jre1.5.0_02/bin/java, and it went fine. very > strange, -Jesse > Jesse, I found this to be usefull. 1. install whatever java rpm you like. 2. point a symlink to that location, ie: ln -s /path/to/usr/java/jresomething/ /java now there is a symlink in the root folder called /java 3. in /etc/profile add the following lines to the file pathmunge /java/bin JAVA_HOME="/java" add to the end of the export line JAVA_HOME Now when you upgrade an rpm of java all you need do is change the symlink so that it points to the new /usr/java/something folder. I hope this helps, it has worked great for me. John
