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 > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >
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