[fedora-java] Replacing FC4 Free Java for SUN's Java

[Andrew Haley]

C.F. Scheidecker Antunes writes:

 > FC4 is interesting because it comes with java and all pre installed. 
 > However I need to replace all of that and have SUN's instead.
 > Until FC3 I did everything myself manually by:
 > 
 > 1 - Installing JDK under /opt/ and creating an /opt/java/ link
 > 2 - creating links under /usr/bin/  for java and javac
 > 3 - changing /etc/profile to include /opt/java/ on the path and create a 
 > classpath
 > 
 > All Java stuff I've put under /opt/
 > 
 > That way I had total control.
 > 
 > Now, FC4 has java stuff all over and config stuff all over.
 > 
 > Rather than learning what it is (although I had not found documentation 
 > that explains all the details) I prefer to remove everything and do it 
 > the good old manual way.
 > 
 > I've also tried jpackage but I did not like it. Again, no control and 
 > non-free is not as easy to install.
 > 
 > Any good docs or comments on this?
 > 
 > Anyone suffering from the same aggravations?

I'm not sure I understand your problem.  If you don't want to use
jpackages, cvs rm the lot of them.  Then you'll be back to the way you
did things before.

What is wrong, exactly?

Andrew.