FC4 / java / bin files

[Kam Leo]

On 7/19/05, Robert Locke <lists at ralii.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 14:09 -0300, Ted Gervais wrote:
> > I am trying to get java working in fc4 and in particular version 1.5.
> > I downloaded this file:
> >
> > jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin
> >
> > And thought I could 'run' that file to produce an RPM file. From there,
> > I should have been able to install it.
> >
> > No luck.
> >
> > Where have I gone wrong?
> >
> 
> First, you haven't read the release notes for FC4 that explicitly said
> not to use the RPM from Sun....
> 
> Second, take a look at www.fedoranews.org as there have been a couple of
> articles over there about getting Java installed in FC4....
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> --Rob
> 

There is nothing wrong with using Sun's Java software on Linux.  You
can go with either the JPackage route or use Sun's product(s).

After you have extracted and installed the rpm put the symbolic link
to libjavaplugin_oji.so in  the /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins directory.
Placing it there will cover both the Firefox and Mozilla browsers and
does not require upkeep whenever your browser is upgraded.