How to enable Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Stephen Liu satimis at yahoo.com
Wed May 17 03:39:40 UTC 2006


Hi Kam,

FC5_64
======

Tks for your advice and URL.

> If you are going to use Sun's software read the instructions:
> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/jre/install-linux.html
> 
> Note: Instructions for 32-bit and 64-bit jre are the same.

Download "jre-1_5_0_06-linux-amd64.bin" on;

http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp


This package is for AMD64 and followed;

Installation Instructions
http://java.com/en/download/help/5000011400.xml

which is similar to;
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/jre/install-linux.html


Steps performed;

# mkdir /usr/local/java
[root at localhost ~]# cp
/home/satimis/Desktop/jre-1_5_0_06-linux-amd64.bin /usr/local/java/
[root at localhost ~]# cd /usr/local/java/
[root at localhost java]# chmod a+x jre-1_5_0_06-linux-amd64.bin
[root at localhost java]# ./jre-1_5_0_06-linux-amd64.bin
Sun Microsystems, Inc. Binary Code License Agreement
.....
......
Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no]

yes
Unpacking...
Checksumming...
0
0
Extracting...
UnZipSFX 5.50 of 17 February 2002, by Info-ZIP
(Zip-Bugs at lists.wku.edu).
   creating: jre1.5.0_06/
......
Creating jre1.5.0_06/lib/rt.jar
Creating jre1.5.0_06/lib/jsse.jar
Creating jre1.5.0_06/lib/charsets.jar
Creating jre1.5.0_06/lib/ext/localedata.jar

Done.


[root at localhost java]# ls
jre1.5.0_06  jre-1_5_0_06-linux-amd64.bin


# ls /usr/local/java/jre1.5.0_06/
bin  CHANGES  COPYRIGHT  lib  LICENSE  man  README 
THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt  Welcome.html


# ls /usr/local/java/jre1.5.0_06/bin/
java         kinit        ktab         pack200      rmid        
servertool   unpack200
keytool      klist        orbd         policytool   rmiregistry 
tnameserv


However on browsing Internet some websites still requested to
downloand/install jre.  I have no idea what mistaked committed on
installation.

TIA

B.R.
SL




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