command java not found?!

weeboab · 08-24-2003, 03:54 AM

I'm trying to get a program called Freemind working...

it needs a java runtime environment which I've downloaded and installed but when I try to run the freemind.sh script, it says that the command "java" is not found...

so I'm really stuck...have no idea

cheers for any help

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 04:05 AM

Where is java located?

if you type

which java

you should get back something like
/usr/bin/java

weeboab · 08-24-2003, 04:13 AM

I get back:

/usr/bin/which: no java in (/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/alvin/bin)

btw, thanks leonscape...really appreciate your help on this

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 04:24 AM

Okay so we need to locate the Java VM.

Type
cd /usr/bin
ls *java*

This should list anything with java in its name.

Then create a symlink to the java-VM with

ln -s yourJavaVM java

and try again.

weeboab · 08-24-2003, 04:28 AM

umm...

when I type ls *java*, it says there is no such file or directory

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 04:31 AM

When your in /usr/bin ? This is odd.

So what was the VM you installed. And do you know where it ended up?

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P.S. try /usr/local/bin and /bin and ~/bin (Just to be sure).

weeboab · 08-24-2003, 04:42 AM

yeah, I tried /usr/local/bin and /bin and both came back with no such file or directory

and it said that for ~/bin that /home/alvin/bin does not exist

I downloaded the j2re 1.4.2 self-extracting rpm i think, but I don't know where it ended up...it didn't tell me...I thought that it just goes to a pre-defined path but I can't seem to find it

weeboab · 08-24-2003, 04:42 AM

yeah, I tried /usr/local/bin and /bin and both came back with no such file or directory

and it said that for ~/bin that /home/alvin/bin does not exist

I downloaded the j2re 1.4.2 self-extracting rpm i think, but I don't know where it ended up...it didn't tell me...I thought that it just goes to a pre-defined path but I can't seem to find it

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 04:55 AM

Well we'd better search for j2re

ls -l /usr/bin/j2re* (etc. till we find it.)

BTW:
Self extracting rpm you did run rpm -i on the rpm right?

weeboab · 08-24-2003, 05:07 AM

yes, the rpm is definitely installed because when I tried to rpm it again it said that package j2re-1.4.2-jcs is already installed

i did ls -l /usr/bin/j2re* but it said no such file or directory and same for sbin

i also tried "locate java" but it came up with a long list of names the most relevant I thought was /usr/share/java but inside the directory was libgcj....

any other suggestions, leonscape?

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 05:10 AM

/usr/java/j2re1.4.2/bin

Does this directory exist and if so whats in it?

HOw about just /usr/java

weeboab · 08-24-2003, 05:16 AM

hahhaa! sweet

well...inside /usr/java/j2re1.4.2/bin we have an app called java!!!!

cool...so now I just symlink it like you showed me before? yeah?

so I go:
ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2/bin/java java?

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 05:19 AM

Yes

cd /usr/bin
ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.2/bin/java java

Now try that script again

weeboab · 08-24-2003, 05:30 AM

fan-feckin-tastic...

thats excellent...it all works...

thanks so much leonscape...totally owe ye one

btw, where in the uk are ya? I used to live in Glasgow...now I'm in Sydney

whats your msn/icq contact? if you don't mind me askin...great bloke, champs

leonscape · 08-24-2003, 05:52 AM

I live in St Helens (Between Liverpool and Manchester)

Don't have ICQ set up yet. (The AOL pages refuse to load. Timeouts)

Got good old fashioned e-mail though.