JDK confusion - Final Questions

[rwhart at mchsi.com]

So, my take as a newbie is: (easy way)
  1.  Use the tarball and install in /opt 
  2.  set up my own $JAVA_HOME in /etc/profile
  3.  add /opt/jdk1.5.0_06/jre/bin to $PATH

optional:
  1.  Download the sun jdk and try to make my own rpm.  I say this as I do not 
see any evidence of a jdk1.5+ on the list on the left side of jpackage.org 
except for those in the "non-free" section.  All-in-all, I think the tarball 
route is easier and cleaner for a newbie unless there is really something big 
this is slipping right by me.

Thanks to all for the help, guidance.  I was reminded that I need to keep going 
back to the release notes - something that I too often forget about.

Thanks again,

Bob


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