Hi all, The java... classes exist as a classes.zip file in ~/jdk-1.1.6/lib. Also, the README.linux says that there is no need to set CLASSPATH. If i need to use 3rd party packages present as .class files in a dir such as ~/3rdparty//utils/classes/* how must i modify my CLASSPATH var? Thanks, -Karthik. +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Karthik Vishwanath, Graduate trainee, | | National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR Bangalore, India. | | Ph: (080)344-4062/5615/3035 | Ext:315. | | mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ Microsoft isn't the answer. Microsoft is the question and the answer is NO.