FC4 and Java...

[Paul Ward]

I have found the easiest way to install java is using fedora frog
http://easylinux.info/wiki/Fedora_frog

Unfortunatley it only seems to work on FC5 but you could try this instead.

http://stanton-finley.net/fedora_core_4_installation_notes.html#Java


On 24/06/06, bruce <bedouglas at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> hi matt...
>
> i really wanted to take a loko at eclipse.. to get a feel for it...
>
> i managed to load the sun bin package and to get eclipse to fire up.. nice
> package...
>
> although i did have to rm the eclipse from /usr/bin and do a symbolic link
> to the eclipse in the /usr/share/eclipse dir...
>
> i'll tackle the real issue of building the correct sun java later...
>
> -bruce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Saltzman [mailto:mjs at ces.clemson.edu]
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 1:20 PM
> To: bedouglas at earthlink.net; For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: FC4 and Java...
>
>
> On Sat, 24 Jun 2006, bruce wrote:
>
> > hi..
> >
> > Can someone please tell me whay it's apparently difficult to install
> java
> > sdk on FC4...
>
> Sun's licensing terms preclude distribution by third parties.
>
> >
> > it appears that i have to do ...
> > http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/JPackage_Java_for_FC4
> >
> > or, is there a rpm package that i can get my hands on...
>
> That *is* the RPM package.  It's just that you have to build it yourself.
>
> The JPackage RPMs are designed to integrate properly with Fedora.  The Sun
> RPMs are broken.  The Sun .bin distribution doesn't integrate at all.  If
> all you want is the browser plugin, it doesn't matter much, but if you are
> doing anything more sophisticated than that, you definitely want to follow
> the JPackage Way.
>
> It looks scary at first, but it's really not that hard...
>
> >
> > -bruce
> >
> >
> >
>
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>
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