Java Virtual Machine

[Chris A Czerwinski]

On Fri, 2004-03-19 at 16:38, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Chris A Czerwinski wrote:
> > Hi (it's me again),
> > 
> > I have downloaded a program and now I'm trying to install it
> > when I get the following error message...
> > 
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Preparing to install...
> > Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
> > Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
> > No Java virtual machine could be found from your PATH
> > environment variable.  You must install a VM prior to
> > running this program.
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > Yet I have installed Java j2sdk1.4.2
> > 
> > [root at redhat90 chris]# rpm -qa j*
> > joystick-1.2.15-15
> > jwhois-3.2.1-1
> > jadetex-3.12-9
> > jfsutils-1.0.17-6
> > j2sdk-1.4.2_03-fcs   <---
> > 
> > 
> > and I have it installed on /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03
> > 
> > Does this mean I have to also install another version?
> > 
> > Where and how do I check the PATH?
> 
> Paths are set up in several places.  The global paths (those that are
> set up by default) are in /etc/profile.  In there, you'll see a line
> like:
> 	pathmunge /usr/X11R6/bin after
> 
> Add a line just after it:
> 
> 	pathmung /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_03 after
> 
> and everyone will have it tacked onto their paths as the last item.

Thanks Rick, again.
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