On Thu, 2008-01-03 at 10:58 -0500, Matthew Saltzman wrote: > 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 That's why I pointed out stanton-finley.net I had no clue what alternatives was when I followed Stanton's java howto. Maybe if someone could examine it, cut and paste it with edits for FC7 or FC8, it would be of benefit for a lot of simple folks. So, there is no need to re-invent the wheel, so to speak. Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================
