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i tried what you suggested and here is the output
# export PATH=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/bin:$PATH
# /home/freeze/LimeWireLinux.bin
Preparing to install...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
Launching installer...
Warning: -Xmx100331648 not understood. Ignoring.
Warning: -Xms16777216 not understood. Ignoring.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: Unexpected exception while defining class ZeroGq: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.swing.JDialog
at 0x40264e17: java.lang.Throwable.Throwable(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40257c8e: java.lang.Error.Error(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402651fa: java.lang.VirtualMachineError.VirtualMachineError(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4025962e: java.lang.InternalError.InternalError(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40256c2f: java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String, byte[], int, int, java.security.ProtectionDomain) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40256a13: java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String, byte[], int, int) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402edf2e: java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40244197: gnu.gcj.runtime.VMClassLoader.findClass(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40256904: java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(java.lang.String, boolean) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4024489c: _Jv_FindClass(_Jv_Utf8Const, java.lang.ClassLoader) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40240cdd: java.lang.Class.forName(java.lang.String, boolean, java.lang.ClassLoader) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402374cf: _Jv_BytecodeVerifier.verify_instructions_0() (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4022d857: _Jv_VerifyMethod(_Jv_InterpMethod) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40225ae4: _Jv_PrepareClass(java.lang.Class) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40244028: java.lang.ClassLoader.linkClass0(java.lang.Class) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40256cb3: java.lang.ClassLoader.resolveClass0(java.lang.Class) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4024246c: java.lang.Class.initializeClass() (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40240d04: java.lang.Class.forName(java.lang.String, boolean, java.lang.ClassLoader) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40240d9f: java.lang.Class.forName(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402a901d: gnu.gcj.runtime.FirstThread.run() (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4024bc4c: _Jv_ThreadRun(java.lang.Thread) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402188ac: _Jv_RunMain(java.lang.Class, byte const, int, byte const, boolean) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x08048910: __gcj_personality_v0 (java.compiler=NONE)
at 0x4069044d: __libc_start_main (/lib/libc.so.6)
at 0x080486c1: _Jv_RegisterClasses (java.compiler=NONE)
im no expert, but looks like the message i got earlier. this is gonna sound stupid, but do i run limewire installer? its not an rpm or tar file. i tried clicking on it but nothing happens??
thanks for the input Blue
im still getting the same message
# cd /home/freeze
# chmod a+x LimeWireLinux.bin
./LimeWireLinux.bin
Preparing to install...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
Launching installer...
Warning: -Xmx100331648 not understood. Ignoring.
Warning: -Xms16777216 not understood. Ignoring.
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: Unexpected exception while defining class ZeroGq: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.swing.JDialog
at 0x40264e17: java.lang.Throwable.Throwable(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40257c8e: java.lang.Error.Error(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402651fa: java.lang.VirtualMachineError.VirtualMachineError(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4025962e: java.lang.InternalError.InternalError(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40256c2f: java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String, byte[], int, int, java.security.ProtectionDomain) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40256a13: java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(java.lang.String, byte[], int, int) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402edf2e: java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40244197: gnu.gcj.runtime.VMClassLoader.findClass(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40256904: java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(java.lang.String, boolean) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4024489c: _Jv_FindClass(_Jv_Utf8Const, java.lang.ClassLoader) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40240cdd: java.lang.Class.forName(java.lang.String, boolean, java.lang.ClassLoader) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402374cf: _Jv_BytecodeVerifier.verify_instructions_0() (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4022d857: _Jv_VerifyMethod(_Jv_InterpMethod) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40225ae4: _Jv_PrepareClass(java.lang.Class) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40244028: java.lang.ClassLoader.linkClass0(java.lang.Class) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40256cb3: java.lang.ClassLoader.resolveClass0(java.lang.Class) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4024246c: java.lang.Class.initializeClass() (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40240d04: java.lang.Class.forName(java.lang.String, boolean, java.lang.ClassLoader) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x40240d9f: java.lang.Class.forName(java.lang.String) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402a901d: gnu.gcj.runtime.FirstThread.run() (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x4024bc4c: _Jv_ThreadRun(java.lang.Thread) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x402188ac: _Jv_RunMain(java.lang.Class, byte const, int, byte const, boolean) (/usr/lib/./libgcj.so.3)
at 0x08048910: __gcj_personality_v0 (java.compiler=NONE)
at 0x4069044d: __libc_start_main (/lib/libc.so.6)
at 0x080486c1: _Jv_RegisterClasses (java.compiler=NONE)
Well...it seems that java.compiler=NONE is a big issue. Install a java compiler and see if that fixes the errors. That's the only thing that I see in your errors.
I think if you install the jsdk instead of the jre that may fix your problem. Limewire is looking for a java compiler, not just the runtime environment version.
No, the re means runtime environment, it allows you to run java programs. A java compiler allows you to compile (is that the right word?) a java program from the code. You should be able to install Limewire with just the jre. I don't use Limewire myself (gtk-gnutella is the one for me) so to refresh my memory I rebooted into Fedora core yesterday and installed Limewire there. It worked fine with just j2re-1_4_2_03-linux-i586.bin . Though that is of course not the .rpm , it's the self extracting binary. So I would suggest you try the self-extracting java binary, or as Limewire is giving you so much trouble, try compiling Gtk-Gnutella.
Andrew, i downloaded Gtk-Gnutella and having some problems.
# bunzip2 gtk-gnutella-0.93.3.tar.bz2
# tar zxvf gtk-gnutella-0.93.3.tar.bz2
tar (child): gtk-gnutella-0.93.3.tar.bz2: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
[root@localhost freeze]# tar zxvf gtk-gnutella-0.93.3.tar
gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
in the past i have used tar -zxvf, should i add the negative sign? whats the difference
tar xjf gtk-gnutella-0.93.3.tar.bz2
cd gtk-gnutella-0.93.3
./Configure
the Configure script is quite verbose and it asks lots of questions so it can be hard going. You may need to install some stuff to get it to go. Good luck.
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