Install 32 and 64-bit Sun JDKs On Fedora 10 x86_64

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Robert L Cochran wrote:
> I want to install both the 32 and 64-bit Sun JDKs on my Fedora 10 x86_64
> laptop. Is there any way to do this? I already have the 64-bit JDK
> installed and the Java "alternatives" configured. I get the impression
> that if I use the Sun rpms they will both install by default to
> /usr/java/jdk[version_update] so that installing the 32-bit JDK will
> overwrite the 64 bit JDK, which I don't think I want. If I could get the
> Sun installer process to install to a separate directory within
> /usr/java, that would probably work.
>
> Bob Cochran
> Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
>
>
>   
Yes, download both versions from

    http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/?intcmp=1281

with the extension of ".bin" into /usr.

Then chmod 755 the files, execute them, i.e., install them.

Then rename the install directories to say

    /usr/j2se  
    /usr/j2se32

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