On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 09:08:19PM +0100, JOSE MARIA wrote: > This is just my personal experience, hope it helps someone. > > > > - > How to install Sun?s Java sdk on Debian woody. > > This is my personal experience on how you should go about installing Sun?s Sdk > on woody linux. First of all we must forget about using apt-get because there?s no > good way of installing this way with sun, www.blackdown.org has a method but it > doesn?t work with the woody version of linux. > > First we?ll need the following file: > > j2sdk-1_4_1_01-linux-i586.bin > > Which we can download from http://java.sun.com , remember this is the SDK, not > the JRE. > > If we want an easy installation we will save this file to /usr/local/bin. This way > we won?t have to create new paths. > > > When the file?s downloaded we?ll have to execute it, type: > > $ /.j2sdk-1_4_1_01-linux-i586.bin > or > $ bash j2sdk-1_4_1_01-linux-i586.bin > > We will have to read the contract, if we accept it we?ll type ?yes? and the > installation will begin. Now we?ll have a new directory in /usr/local/bin which is > the directory with the name j2sdk1.4.1_01. > > We will now create the necessary links typing this into the console: > > $ ln -s /usr/local/bin/j2sdk1.4.1_01/bin* /usr/bin >
Why does it have to be moved? Doesn't this mess up the Debian packaging system? Wouldn't it work from /usr/local/bin? Sorry if those are stupid questions :( > And it?s done! We can now type: > > $ java -version > > And we will be able to see the sun product version. We have successfully > installed sun?s SDK on a woody linux system. > > > Jos? Mar?a Arrando > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
