Hello jeff, Friday, July 22, 2005, 12:30:50 AM, you wrote: jl> On Tuesday 19 July 2005 13:09, Ted Gervais wrote: >> I am trying to get java working in fc4 and in particular version 1.5. >> I downloaded this file: >> >> jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin >> >> And thought I could 'run' that file to produce an RPM file. From there, >> I should have been able to install it. >> >> No luck. >> >> Where have I gone wrong? jl> as a user: jl> run: jl> chmod 777 jre*rpm.bin jl> as root: jl> run: jl> ./jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin jl> YMMV jl> jeff lee best to use: chmod 0755 ./jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin -- Best regards, Shane Shane Lahey <s.lahey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Homepage: http://craz1.homelinux.com WebAlbum: http://webalbum.webhop.net