Thanks guys, First, I downloaded the sun rpm, and it installed in /usr/java/jdk.... I had downloaded all the packages from jpackage and built the rpms but I do not want to deal with that every time ( I am a physician not a programmer and am very new to Java.) The one question I do not yet have the answer to is what does xxxx.compat stand for when I see a package with this name listed on jpackage.org? I will probably go the route of the tar.gz and place them in /usr or /usr/local with appropriate sym links. Thanks again, Bob > On 1/9/06, Jim Cox <shakahshakah@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > The tar.gz route is about as easy as it gets, and lets you keep > > multiple versions of the JDK on the box. I just expand install under > > /usr (e.g. /usr/jdk1.5.0_01) and symlink the /usr/java directory along > > with the main executables (/usr/bin/java, /usr/bin/javac, etc.). > > The default installation path for the Sun provided package is /opt > (specifically /opt/jdk1.5.0_06 and /opt/netbeans-1.4). To smoothly > handle this naming convention, I'd suggest creating appropriate > symlinks named /opt/java and /opt/netbeans and then simply putting > those in your path (/opt/java/bin and /opt/netbeans/bin). This is how > Sun handles it on Solaris systems (using /usr/java). > > You can go the jpackage route if you like. I don't simply because I > don't want to mess with maintaining a java package on my machine no > matter how easy someone has made it for me. > > -- > Chris > > "I trust the Democrats to take away my money, which I can afford. I > trust the Republicans to take away my freedom, which I cannot." > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
