Installation of JRE-1_4_2-linux-i586.rpm: Linux RH9

Question

I am kinda of a noob at this so this might be a really simple questions. I just recently installed jre 1.4.2, after following all the processes on the installion page it said this:
Preparing packages for installation...
j2re-1.4.2-fcs
[root@localhost backgrounds]#
The first question is do I need to take this further?
The reason for this question is I am installing LimeWireLinux and I got an error message like this:
[root@localhost backgrounds]# ./LimeWireLinux.bin
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.
[root@localhost backgrounds]#
So now it won't let me install LimeWire.
Thank you for your help.

Answer 1

I decided to answer my reply, since who knows maybe someone else need the same thing. This is thanks to Kevin from the olive.
This is for the newbies...
Ok, download limewire from the link above, make sure you have a java vm installed (j2re ...goto http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/jre/)
Log in as root.
Install J2, then find its path and version (try: ls /usr/java/j2*)
Before installing Limewire. vi (or however you create files) a file called java.sh :.Click on "more"
[root@localhost kevin]# vi /etc/profile.d/java.sh
enter the following:
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re...yourversion
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
export PATH
So my java.sh file looks like this:
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.1_02
export JAVA_HOME
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
export PATH
(note my ls /usr/java/j2* matches the first line in the above file)
Also change permisions to java.sh:
chmod +x /etc/profile.d/java.sh
Now log in as your user, and install Lime wire.
Once this new file is saved, you will need to type the above 4 lines you put in the java.sh file (again....do this as user, not root) into your command line or reboot. The reason is that this file is read during boot up, since you haven't done thatyet, your OS is not aware of java.sh . Here is the before and after so you see what I am getting at:
-----------------begin--------------------------
[kevin@localhost kevin]$ sh LimeWireLinux.bin
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.
[kevin@localhost kevin]$
[kevin@localhost kevin]$JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2re1.4.1_02
[kevin@localhost kevin]$ export JAVA_HOME
[kevin@localhost kevin]$ PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
[kevin@localhost kevin]$ export PATH
[kevin@localhost kevin]$ sh LimeWireLinux.bin
Preparing to install...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
Launching installer...
---------------------end-----------------------------------------
At this point a box pops up and the rest is point n click. Once installed you will notice in your home directory an new file called "runLimeWire"
[kevin@localhost kevin]$ ls runLimeWire
runLimeWire
So to run LimeWire type:
[kevin@localhost kevin]$ ./runLimeWire
...you will get a box pop up and your off and running......
Posted by Kevin at June 17, 2003 10:20 PM | TrackBack