Hi

Search for j2se-package and debian, somebody has put some packages
together that will packages up the java vm so that yuo can install it as
a packages instead of from tar ball

(http://z42.de/debian/)

Alex

On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 11:14:23PM -0700, Mark A. Bell wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Just for fun, I'd like to install a java runtime environment. I'm a
> hobbyist rather than a technical user, but I run Debian Unstable. So
> far I'm not having any luck.
> 
> I've downloaded the Sun self-extracing binary from:
> http://www.java.com/en/download/help/linux_install.jsp
> 
> and unpacked it into: /usr/lib/j2re1.4.2_04/
> 
> Have I used the right directory? 
> 
> I'm following instructions from the Mozilla site. The Debian GNU/Linux
> Java FAQ mentions unpacking "in /usr/local with links made in
> /usr/local/bin". I know how to make a symbolic link, but I don't know
> what to link.
> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-java-faq/ch7.html
> 
> I've added /usr/lib/j2re1.4.2_04/bin to my $PATH:
> 
> echo $PATH
> /usr/lib/j2re1.4.2_04/bin:~/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/games
> 
> Should I set that new path in ~/.bash_profile, or in /etc/profile?
> 
> I've also made a symbolic link from ~/firebird/plugins:
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx    1 mark           66 Jul  3 09:50 libjavaplugin_oji.so ->
> /usr/lib/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin_oji.so*
> -rwx--x--x    1 mark          19K Jun 15 18:21 libnullplugin.so*
> 
> When I open Firefox and type about:plugins, firefox tells me that the
> java plugin is in place.
> 
> Alas, when I visit the java plugin test page, 
> http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.jsp
> Firefox crashes immediately.
> 
> Is this a Firefox bug, or do I need to do more to configure the JRE?
> 
> When I try to run a .jar file, I get the following error:
> 
> Error occurred during initialization of VM
> java/lang/NoClassDefFoundError: java/lang/Object
> 
> This suggests that I have some more configuring to do! Thanks in
> advance, all advice gratefully received.
> 
> - mark
> 
> 
> 
> 
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