Hi!
I must be posting more than anyone else here! LOL

I am setting up JAVA VM on my system, and I keep seeing references to 'virtual links' and 'making links' to programs, etc.

If I run 'java' in the shell, it won't let me. If I run: ./java it is quite happy...
That's fine - but if I try to run Java apps, it can't seem to find the directory.

Do I need to do something like 'Paths' in WinDoze? etc?

How would I do such a thing, assuming this is how I 'tell' Linux where all the Java stuff is?

Thanks!

You need to change PATH. From console it's:
export PATH=$PATH:/somewhere/java/bin
To make the change permanent, add the line to .bashrc in your home directory.

Woohoo!
That's exactly what I was after!

Thanks!

Umm... before you toddle off... Here's my bashrc file:
# /etc/bashrc

# System wide functions and aliases
# Environment stuff goes in /etc/profile

# by default, we want this to get set.
# Even for non-interactive, non-login shells.
if [ "`id -gn`" = "`id -un`" -a `id -u` -gt 99 ]; then
umask 002
else
umask 022
fi

# are we an interactive shell?
if [ "$PS1" ]; then
case $TERM in
xterm*)
PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007"'
;;
*)
;;
esac
[ "$PS1" = "\\s-\\v\\\$ " ] && PS1="[\u@\h \W]\\$ "

if [ -z "$loginsh" ]; then # We're not a login shell
for i in /etc/profile.d/*.sh; do
if [ -x $i ]; then
. $i
fi
done
fi
fi
PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/bin
unset loginsh

That's it - sound about right? It's in /etc/
Thanks (sorry - I really AM a newb!)

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_04/bin
It can be in /etc/bashrc. It'll make the change for all users. Changing in /home/you/.bashrc would affect only your account.