On 8/6/05, Jim Perrin <jperrin at gmail.com> wrote: > > I downloaded the jre-1_5_0_01-linux-i586-rpm.bin files and then > > run it as ./jre-1_5_0_01-linux-i586-rpm.bin. > > It resulted in an rpm file. and then i used > > rpm -iv jre-1_5_0_01-linux-i586-rpm > > I assume from your install steps that you're using the package > downloaded from Sun's website. This java install goes into /usr/java/ > which is not in your path by default. > > > Everything went fine and I didn't get any error. > > But when I do > > java -version ......i don't get any output. > > You won't with this rpm, as it's still running /usr/bin/java which is > a placeholder type file. > > > I would like to know whether java is installed on my system or not. > > > Yes, it's installed but since it is not in your path, so unless you > run it directly with /usr/java/jre-xxxxx/bin/java it won't work. > > If all you need is the runtime environment, you can install this from > dag's repository (dag.wieers.com/home-made/j2re/ install instructions > for the repo at http://dag.wieers.com/home-made/apt/FAQ.php#B4 ) I found an error 404 while accessing the first link. > > If you want to use what you already have, you will need to add an > entry to your path. You can do this on a per-user basis by editing the > .bashrc or .bash_profile files with an entry like > > PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/jre-xxx/bin > export PATH > > Of the two, I'd rpm -e what you've already got installed, and ensure > that the /usr/java/ dir is gone (I don't really trust sun's packaging) > and install the packages from dag's repo. They're quite good, and > significantly more user friendly. > But why would I need to uninstall the existing rpm, if it is gonna work good? If it not, I will surely get it working by following dag's method. Moreover, i also need to configure my yum. I have been working with apt (In Debian) a lot, and this yum is quite new to me. -- "No-one dies a virgin. Life screws everyone."