java vm on rh9

[johny2K]

hello experts,

i tried to follow exactly as what sun (website) instruction on how to install java vm (jre) on linux, but seem to me - they're not compatible. i tried both the RPM & self-extract files download, but ended up same problem.

anyone encounter same thing & has a walk-around to make it work? (j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586-rpm.bin)

 

[stefanwagner]

what error do you get...

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[johny2K]

after running;

# rpm -i j2re-1_4_2_05-linux-i586.rpm

i didn't get any response or error message, but the page from SUN that will test if you have java installed - it's not showing up, see page to test:

http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.jsp

 

[stefanwagner]

uuhm.
That's only testing if you installed for applets.
But perhaps that's what you're looking for.

Where there some instructions for your browser?
Perhaps better instructions are found on your browsers-website, which is... ?

1.4.2-05 is very up to date. What do you mean with 'not compatible'?
I got:

$FIREFOX_HOME/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so
# and a lot of stuff in 
$FIREFOX_HOME/plugins/java2/lib/i386/lib...so
$FIREFOX_HOME/plugins/java2/lib/i386/Xxx/lib...so
$FIREFOX_HOME/plugins/java2/plugin/i386/ns[4|600]/...so

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[johny2K]

stefan - after reading the instructions, i noticed that what's in SUN site is only for RH 7 & 8:

Linux Download and Installation

This article applies to:

* Platform(s):
Sun Java Desktop System 2003, Red Hat Linux 7.3 and 8.0, SuSe Linux 8.0, TurboLinux 7.0
* Browser(s):
Netscape 4.7.x
Mozilla 1.2.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.4.1
* JRE version(s):
1.4.2_xx (xx can be 01 - 99)

=============================================

Windows Automated Downloads
Checking Configuration ...

We encountered an issue while trying to automatically install Java™ software onto your machine. As a result, Java software was not installed properly.

You may not have the right system requirements to support Java software (see the box below). Most other issues can be resolved. Please consult the Help or FAQ sections for assistance.

If the Java software has not begun downloading automatically, you may want to perform a manual download.

======================================

i did manual download and install but it doesn't make any difference

 

[johny2K]

i followed this procedure, too:

Mozilla 1.2, Netscape 6 and later

1. Go to the plugins sub-directory under the Netscape directory
cd <Netscape>/plugins
2. Create a symbolic link to the ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so file:
ln -s <JRE>/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so

Example:
* If Netscape is installed at this directory:
/usr/lib/Netscape6/
* And if the JRE is installed at this directory:
/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04
* Then type at the terminal to go to the browser plug-in directory:
cd /usr/lib/Netscape6/plugins
* Enter the following command to create a symbolic link to the Java Plug-in for the Mozilla browser.
ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/plugin/i386/ns610
/libjavaplugin_oji.so .
3. Start Mozilla browser or restart it if it is already running. Note that if you have other Mozilla components (ie: Messenger, Composer, etc) running, you will need to restart them as well.
4. Go to Edit > Preferences. Under Advanced category > Select Enable Java


Test Installation
To test that the JRE is installed, enabled and working properly on your computer, run this test applet from our web site:

http://java.com/en/download/help/testvm.jsp

The JRE installation and configuration is successful if you can see the animation of the Duke™ logo image.

 

[johny2K]

it display/show: "missing java runtime - mozilla"

 

[ericbrunson]

It may help to set $JAVA_HOME