* HG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-14-07 13:40]: > I'm the one who claimed that it doesn't work as well as rpm's. There > are lots of people on this list who think I'm stupid. Some will > undoubtedly write to list that I'm so stupid that I should not be > allowed to use SUSE. They are all correct of course... but still I > plan to use this (as I like YaST). > > The installer probably works, but I just do not know how to use it. > That's what it is. What I wrote earlier was based on previous try with > 1.5 update 8 or 9 (I think bundled with Net Beans). This is what > happened then: > I downloaded the installer and started it. It quickly became obvious > that I was not able to install it for all users (it didn't ask for > instance if I want to install it for all users or just me and ask for > root passwd). So I hit cancel and try again as root. This time it > asked me where to install it. And I just didn't know! I've used SuSE > with YaST for years without having to know where the programs go. I > didn't know. > > Now I tried the new installer. This time no GUI but CLI which just > unpacked it under my home dir. Trying "java -version" showed that it > was not installed as I wanted. Yes, the files were probably there and > after couple of mv's and ln's it would probably worked. I just didn't > know which. > > Contrast this with rpm that automatically goes to the right place and > is configured correctly. And just works (tm). > > So, that's why I'm hoping somebody that can (I really thank you guys!) > will have the time to make a rpm for SUSE out of things like java. > That way stupid users like me can enjoy SUSE.
13:44 wahoo:~ > rpm -qi java-1_5_0-sun Name : java-1_5_0-sun Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 1.5.0_10 Vendor: SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany Release : 0.1 Build Date: Thu 21 Dec 2006 11:03:37 AM EST Install Date: Fri 05 Jan 2007 04:59:32 PM EST Build Host: Owens.suse.de Group : Development/Languages/Java Source RPM: java-1_5_0-sun-1.5.0_10-0.1.src.rpm Size : 73440916 License: Other License(s), see package Signature : DSA/SHA1, Thu 21 Dec 2006 11:07:01 AM EST, Key ID a84edae89c800aca Packager : http://bugs.opensuse.org URL : http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ Summary : Java(TM) 5 Runtime Environment Description : Java(TM) 5 Runtime Environment The Java(TM) 5 Runtime Environment contains the Java virtual machine, runtime class libraries, and Java application launcher that are necessary to run programs written in the Java progamming language. It is not a development environment and does not contain development tools such as compilers and debuggers. For development tools, see the java-1.5.0-sun-devel package. The Java 5 Runtime Environment is intended for software developers and vendors who wish to redistribute their applications. Distribution: SUSE LINUX 10.1 (X86-64) If you like to install rpm's, then do it. Why complain about something that exists and you don't/won't/can't find? Your posts have become inane ramblings better suited to a blog! -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 OpenSUSE Linux http://en.opensuse.org/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
