Hi!

Since I am new to the whole Linux "experience", and I can't figure out what to do, I'm turning to you!

I recently downloaded Eclipse (Java designing program) and I can't get it to work.

When I go to the /usr/local/eclipse dir and type ./eclipse I get the error message: No Java VM was found after searching the following locations: /usr/local/eclipse/./jre/bin/java 'java' in your current PATH.

echo $PATH gives: /usr//bin:/bin:/usr/bin::/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/home/jeroen/bin:/usr/local/j2sdk_bn/j2sdk1.4.2/bin:/usr/local/limewire

Before I installed Eclipse, I installed the Java SDK 1.4.2

Did I mess up the PATH somewhere (now that I look at it, it seems kind of messy, or does it?)? Is Eclipse the problem?

Anyway, all help is appreciated!

TIA

BTW: I'm running Mandrake 9.2

Welcome to LQ.

It does sound like you haven't got the correct entry for Java in your PATH. I mistakenly added /usr/java to my path when I should have had /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_01/bin.

If you know where the java executable is then you should be able to run your java programme(s) (presuming it is a .jar file) with /path/to/java -jar filename.jar

Hope this helps.

Hi There...try doing the following:
1) Add the /java/bin directory to your path: PATH=othervalues:/usr/java/bin
2) Export the path: export PATH
3) Set the java_home variable. I.E. JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/ (Make sure you specify the root of the java installation folder.)
4) Export JAVA_HOME
5) Type 'java' in the console, and if it loads, everyting will be okay...Then go and run eclipse.....This should work....

Cheers
Martin Coetzee (South Africa)

Thanks for your replies, i'll try to work it out!

I finally got it to work!

I exported the wrong PATH (/usr/local/j2sdk_bn/j2sdk1.4.2/bin) when I should have been exporting /usr/local/j2re1.4.2_03/bin!

Thanks for the help

You will always be able to know which java you are pathing to with this command:

$ which java