On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 20:26 +0000, rwhart@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > So, my take as a newbie is: (easy way) > 1. Use the tarball and install in /opt > 2. set up my own $JAVA_HOME in /etc/profile > 3. add /opt/jdk1.5.0_06/jre/bin to $PATH > > optional: > 1. Download the sun jdk and try to make my own rpm. I say this as I do not > see any evidence of a jdk1.5+ on the list on the left side of jpackage.org > except for those in the "non-free" section. "java-1.5.0-sun" is the one you want. > All-in-all, I think the tarball > route is easier and cleaner for a newbie unless there is really something big > this is slipping right by me. As always, well-made RPMs handle deps and uninstalls much better. The JPackage RPMs also fit in with the "alternatives" system used in Fedora Core. A while back I wrote an article on fedoranews.org about installing JPackage Java on FC4: http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/JPackage_Java_for_FC4 Unfortunately the JPackage java-1.5.0-sun RPM isn't quite in step with Sun's releases at the moment, so it needs a bit of tweaking. I've done a preliminary update at http://www.city-fan.org/tips/JpackageJava and will update fedoranews.org once it's had a bit of testing (any volunteers?). Paul.
