Re: I installed Sun's j2re1.4.2_04 and my update-alternative --install did not work

I had a similar problem. I was trying to install the latest jdk and use the jre that comes with it. the rpm installed fine but when I did update-alternatives --config java, the new java version did not display. I finally figured out the syntax for adding to the list of available java alternitives u

Re: I installed Sun's j2re1.4.2_04 and my update-alternative --install did not work

I had a similar problem. RadRails extension for Aptana and Aptana require using Sun's Java. So I was trying to install the latest jdk and use the jre that comes with it. The rpm installed fine but when I did update-alternatives --config java, the new java version did not display. I finally figured