>On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 07:01 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote: >> Knute Johnson wrote: >> >> Knute Johnson wrote: >> >> >> >>> To install and run Sun Java on F8 look at the simplified instructions >> >>> on this site; >> >>> >> >>> http://rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com/sun-java-on-F8.html >> >>> >> >>> You don't need to remove anything before installing Sun Java. JEdit >> >>> should work with icedtea anyway. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> Some of the things the page says are wrong. But it will be easy now >> >> with sim links to use the right java and jedit will work. By the way, I >> >> tried it with icedtea and it did not work at ALL! >> >> >> > >> > What is wrong with the document? >> > >> > >> Funny you should ask :-) >> >> The document is good but it appears the two lib files are already on F8 >> and it leaves out the most important part. You need to use the new java >> when you call java from a terminal. I got done with the document but >> when I would type java -version I got the wimpy version Fedora sends. >> >> So I looked at /usr/bin/java and it is linked to >> /etc/alternatives/java. So I mv java old.java. Then link to the new java >> with this: >> >> [root@k5di bin]# ln -s /usr/java/default/bin/java /etc/alternatives/java >> >> The default/bin/java will be the latest one in the /usr/java/ directory. >> >> With this addition my jedit was installed fast and it works right. I >> needs to be added to the document. > >No, what needs to be added to the document is instructions on how to use >the alternatives facility to get these links set up properly. > >I can understand how Karl or anyone else might be led to fix these >things up by hand, as above, but it's better to use the tool designed >for the job. But in order to do so, one needs to know what that tool >is. It's not as common knowledge as it ought to be. > >man alternatives Feel free to send me a short document on how to use the alternatives program and I will gladly include it. One of the problems with Linux is the amount of common knowledge that isn't common. I'm still a part time user and I have to look up things all the time. It takes a lot of time. The sole purpose of my document was to provide minimal instructions to a simple path to get Sun's Java installed and working. These were the bits I had to ferret out to get it installed. -- Knute Johnson Molon Labe...
