[CentOS] JPackage, Java 1.5.0, and CentOS 5?

Fri Apr 20 22:15:52 UTC 2007
Ioannis Vranos <ivranos at freemail.gr>


Francois Caen wrote:
> On 4/20/07, Ioannis Vranos <ivranos at freemail.gr> wrote:
>> I have downloaded and installed JDK 1.5.0_11 by downloading and running
>> it from SUN's site. No needs for any HOWTOs, except for how to create a
>> link to mozilla/plugins available on SUN's site, so as to use the jre
>> from firefox.
> 
> The problem with doing it the way you did is, you forgot you were
> using an RPM-based distribution. Now rpm doesn't know about your java.
> And when your java needs to be updated to patch something, rpm won't
> be there for you.
> 
> Don't get me wrong, I've done it the lazy way too. But it's not the 
> Right Way.


Actually I installed the JDK RPM, however it is not the default Java on 
the system... I have to use it explicitly when running java apps (like 
Azureus). I tried to remove gcj and its "mess" via yumex, however due to 
dependencies, openoffice.org and stuff get to be uninstalled too. Why do 
such dependencies to gcj, like OO.Org exist? Has anyone managed to get 
gcj, JPackage and stuff uninstalled?