e-letter wrote: >> From: m.roth at 5-cent.us >> >> I would suggest that if openjdk doesn't work, you go with Sun/Oracle's >> java, which is the Source of All Java >> > Sun java was obtained. After attempt to run jedit, the following error > occurred: > > jedit > Warning: $JAVA_HOME environment variable not set! Consider setting it. > Attempting to locate java... Ok, first trick: set your JAVA_HOME to the correct path. If alternatives is in use, select the correct path there, then set JAVA_HOME. > Found a virtual machine at: /usr/local/java/jdk/jre/bin/java... > # > # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment: > # > # SIGSEGV (0xb) at pc=0x0000003931414da0, pid=3808, tid=140007079671568 > # > # JRE version: 7.0_02-b13 > # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (22.0-b10 mixed mode > linux-amd64 compressed oops) > # Problematic frame: > # C [ld-linux-x86-64.so.2+0x14da0] What are you running on, and what are you running, 32 java/64bit h/w, or 64/64? <nsip> # > # An error report file with more information is saved as: > # /usr/local/eclipse/hs_err_pid3808.log Did you look at that error? > # > # If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit: > # http://bugreport.sun.com/bugreport/crash.jsp > # The crash happened outside the Java Virtual Machine in native code. > # See problematic frame for where to report the bug. *Outside* the JVM. > # > Aborted (core dumped) > > Any advice how to enable "core dumping" as described in the command > terminal output? Unless you can read core dumps, I'm not sure how much help that would be. Do check the error file it mentions. mark