An one more ... ;-) You need: From jpackage.org: java-1.5.0-sun-compat-1.5.0.08-1jpp.noarch.rpm From SUN (it is unpacket from original SUN file jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586-rpm.bin): jdk-1_5_0_08-linux-i586.rpm From CentOS 3 repos (base or updates): jpackage-utils-1.5.38-1jpp_5rh.noarch.rpm after installation of you can see (and configure) which JAVA implemetation you will use: # env LANG=C alternatives --config java There are 2 programs which provide 'java'. Selection Command ----------------------------------------------- + 1 /usr/share/java/libgcj-java-placeholder.sh * 2 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.5.0-sun/bin/java Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number: As you see there are GCJ (which makes your problem "gij ..." and just installed SUN JDK. Choose what you prefer ... :) Tarun Reddy wrote: > One last note... > > The java-1.5.0-sun-compat package requires the jdk rpm from Sun be > installed. It does not actually contain the jdk! > > You may also want to add jpackage.org's yum config to your local yum. > You can get more info at jpackage.org > -- Petr Klíma e-mail: qaxi at seznam.cz