Installing Java 1.4.1_03 under Red Hat 9

[leolaw]

As the topic how can i Install Java 1.4.1_03 under Red Hat 9?

I can run applet such as Yahoo chat

But i can open the Control panel though

Can someone teach me how to install the Java Plug-ins?

 

[OpalFrost98GT]

Yeah...me too. I can't get it to install either. It's a .bin file instead of a .rpm and I don't know what to do with it.

 

[manly]

How about reading the INSTALLATION document at java.sun.com that's on the same page as the SDK download?

As for the .bin file, just set it executable. Change to the directory where you want to install it, and just run the .bin script (you'll need to be the root user unless you're installing somewhere underneath your home directory). It'll dump the contents into a j2sdk1.4.1 directory (or similar).

Installing the browser plugin is fairly simple, if unobvious. Create a symlink of the plugin library in Netscape/Mozilla's plugin folder. For example:

ln -s /usr/local/j2sdk1.4.1/jre/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin.oji /opt/mozilla/plugins

I'm doing this from memory, so the actual paths may vary! I don't know what "Control Panel" you're referring to. Email me if you need additional assistance.