yeah, it's actually a no brainer, the file you are looking for is simply a .bin file with a really long name (from Sun's web unique download URL) but I always just rename it to java15.bin or java1564.bin and just ./java15.bin and you agree to the license and it does the rest. I will try to dig up the URL from Sun, i'd post my package but would rather you trust Sun instead of me as i'm sure they'd appreciate. -krb Edward Diener wrote: > Karl R. Balsmeier wrote: > >> we have been using the 64-bit and 32-bit java 1.4 and 1.5 .bin >> installers on Centos 4.3, 4.4 with very much success, so if you are >> looking to get the Java capabilities you might not need to search for >> an RPM per se. >> >> We keep a very bare machine (no centos java package, etc.) and have a >> whole step-by-step recipe for getting all the usual java webapps >> working with very little hassle... >> > > Is there any particular procedure for installing the Java 1,5 on Sun's > site to CentOS 4.4 ? I see a Jpackage package called > Java-1.5.0-sun-compat but I have no idea what this is or how it is > supposed to be used. > > Setting up Sun's Java latest 1.5.0 JDK on "that other OS whose name > shall not be mentioned" is a no-brainer so it is a bit disappointing > that it is more complicated on CentOS 4.4. But maybe it is really as > easy as downloading the appropriate file from Sun's site and > installing it and I am overestimating any other issues. > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos