Can Java just shoot me?

Karl Larsen k5di at zianet.com
Wed Nov 21 18:45:16 UTC 2007


David Boles wrote:
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> Aaron Konstam wrote:
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>> On Tue, 2007-11-20 at 22:14 -0500, David Boles wrote:
>> Tom Horsley wrote:
>>     
>>>>> On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:52:20 -0500
>>>>> David Boles <dgboles at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Duh? This took about 10 seconds.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Start here. Follow the prompts. Either one goes to the same page.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/29ktre
>>>>>> https://sdlc4e.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=60B8217CD6937C7D378EAE0D0B30D57A
>>>>>>             
>>>>> Yea, it takes about 10 seconds starting from that page, but how
>>>>> do you know how to find that page starting from java.sun.com?
>>>>> There are 15,000 potential paths to follow with no roadsigns :-).
>>>>> For that matter, how do I know I need a jre rather than a jdk
>>>>> (I've seen both tossed around on web pages about installing
>>>>> java).
>>>>>           
>> Okay. Here ya go.
>>
>> You time *yourself*.
>>
>> Start here:
>>
>> http://www.sun.com/
>>
>> Look for 'Downloads' in the menu in the top of the menu. Hightlight
>> (mouse over)
>>
>> Look at the drop down window and 'see Java JE' (that is what you are
>> looking for right?) click
>>
>>     
>>> One has to be careful when you are implying that someone is saying
>>> something less than bright, There is no Java JE under the Download menu.
>>> It says Java SE. Which is ok, you are allowed to make a typo but one has
>>> to be more careful in this context.
>>>       
>> See "Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 3" (means JRE version 6
>> update 3) Click)
>>
>> The Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) allows end-users to run Java
>> applications"  (that is what you want?) click on download
>>
>> TaDa  The link I gave you first.
>>
>> How long?
>>
>> No one minds helping. But it helps you if you *try* before you *fail*
>> and ask for help.
>>     
>
>
> The JE was a typo on my account. SE stands for Standard Edition. What he
> is looking for is the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Which is on the
> page that links from the menu. It was obvious that he had no clue about
> what he was doing  (later self confirmed) and that he did not want to do
> this (later self confirmed). It was the attitude that got me. The 'I
> can't do this. It's too hard. So it must be *their* fault' that got to
> me. I deal with people like that sometimes at work. Second time I fire them.
>
> Now reread the last sentence. It starts with "No one minds...
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>
>
>   David
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>   
    I had no problem finding the PAGE with the things to d/l. The 
problem is getting the dam stuff to WORK!! I followed the Install 
guidance which is hard to read, but I made the directory /usr/java/ 
which does not exist on F7, and I did the bash file from that directory 
which put another directory above /usr/java/jre1... which seems to have 
all the java stuff.

    But Firefox can't find this even though it says it will check 
/usr/java/. Should I move everything from that jre1... directory to 
/usr/java/?




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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
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