-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tom Horsley wrote: > So, I have to access a web page that only works if I have > Sun's java plugin (yes, I've tried icedtea). > > I've looked at all the instructions > I could find for getting java on Fedora, and they all > start with some simple little tossed off phrase like > "Get the rpm from java.sun.com". > > Has anyone ever visited java.sun.com? Its a freaking > nightmare! I thought Microsoft's jargon was dense, but > Sun seems to be suffering from jargon envy and trying > as best they can to catch up. > > The only two acronyms I've heard that maybe I need are > either JRE or JDK. But on Sun's download site, I'm offered > a maze of Java EE, Java ME, Java SE, with a equally > uninformative gibberish under each of those categories. > No jre or jdk to be found anywhere in the top couple of > layers of the web site. > > Are there any Java instructions out there which actually > provide a map for navigating Sun's web site to find "the" > rpm to download? (A walk-through for the install Java > game :-). > Duh? This took about 10 seconds. Start here. Follow the prompts. Either one goes to the same page. http://tinyurl.com/29ktre https://sdlc4e.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=60B8217CD6937C7D378EAE0D0B30D57A - -- David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) iD8DBQFHQ51kAO0wNI1X4QERAlRCAKCvj1zagDH+mOW6cIdEqQBNqg94tQCbB7AM nSuEpTHlbBel7OSyq0zWn1c= =MuYz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
