Ted Miller wrote: > What is the official method to install Java on Centos? I searched, but > could find no mention of Java on the Web site. Here are some notes that I have: ================================== http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp Select the option JRE 5.0 Update <n> Download the file: chmod the file: chmod u+x the_file_you_downloaded exexute the file /the_file_you_downloaded Add the new directory in your path (this is usually something like /usr/java/jre1.x.x/bin) Once installed make certain that it runs and that you have the correct version by typing the following at a command prompt: java -version It should display a message similar to the following: java version "1.5.0-rc" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-rc-b63) ======================================= Oh, and save the rpm that came out of the ./the_file_you_downloaded You can install it on any number of systems without telling Sun ;-)