installing java

kriogenic · 02-11-2006, 04:59 AM

ok ive downloaded the bin file of java and i made it executable by going into console and typing

Code:

chmod 777 jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin

then i did

Code:

./jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586.bin

and it made a folder on the desktop called java, im not sure but is java now installed? or how do i install it now? help is much appreciated...

thanks
- Kriogenic

voger · 02-11-2006, 05:24 AM

Move that folder in some more appropriate place e.g. /opt as root

Code:

mv jre/ /opt/

and then add that folder to your path. This is what you do as normal user

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/opt/jre/bin

or even better add that line in the end of your ~/.bash_profile

kriogenic · 02-11-2006, 05:25 AM

simpler and more or an explination for a HUGE noob? plz lol

EDIT: wont let me move to the opt folder

Nylex · 02-11-2006, 05:32 AM

Try "sudo mv ..."

You need root permissions to write to folders like /opt and Ubuntu uses sudo to give you those.

kriogenic · 02-11-2006, 05:35 AM

thanks Nylex again it worked and it was moved into the opt folder so now i just do what voger said and it should work?

Nylex · 02-11-2006, 05:37 AM

Yeah, it should.

kriogenic · 02-11-2006, 05:43 AM

yup it worked and i got lime wire running

finally i just found out that ubuntu is pretty much debian and stuff so ne help on debian would help like wtf i do with .deb files? it says ubuntu can use them and stuff and i wanna learn how to use all the files types ive come across so far so i dont have to ask so many questions in the future...

voger · 02-11-2006, 05:50 AM

You need to be root to write something to /opt/. As Nylex said, if u use ubuntu you can use

Code:

sudo mv jre/ /opt/

that prompts you for a password where you type your user password.

If you don't use ubuntu chances are you don't have configured your su commnad. So you login as root. Assuming that your username is kriogenic

Code:

$ su
password: your root password
# cd /home/kriogenic/Desktop
# mv jre/ /opt/
# exit
$ kate (or gedit or mcedit or whatever editor you like) /home/kriogenic/.bash_profile

in the end of that file you add

Code:

export PATH=$PATH:/opt/jre/bin

an java is installed in your system.

for firefox

Code:

$ su
password: your root password
# cd /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins
# ln -s /opt/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so

kriogenic · 02-11-2006, 05:53 AM

ok just to stop me from making another thread after ive done all that and ive got java installed then lets say i installed lime wire how do i open it from now on? do i have to keep installing it (hope not) or how do i open it?

Nylex · 02-11-2006, 06:06 AM

You just run "./runLime.sh" from your LimeWire directory.

kriogenic · 02-11-2006, 06:09 AM

soz people i sm still asking the question i just installed lime wire then shut off the console and it shut off lime wire also how do i reopen it :S?

EDIT: ok i got it all i needed to do was go to console and type

Code:

./runLime.sh

and it opend it