Thanks, guys, for your suggestions.
Taking the hint provided by the output of /opt/LimeWire/runLime.sh, I've gritted my teeth and installed JRE from
http://www.java.com. As root, I downloaded jre-6u2-linux-i586.bin (apparently, this is jre1.6.0-02) to my desktop, and followed instructions at
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Fedora_fc5 to install this package under /opt. These instructions follow Sun's install guide, although that guide is a little out of date. Executed instructions (making adjustments for inastall path) include creating a symbolic link from the newly installed libjavaplugin_oji_so under /opt to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so.
I end up with:
[jon@localhost ~]$ echo $PATH
/opt/jre1.6.0_02/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/opt/jre1.6.0_02/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/jon/bin
[jon@localhost ~]$ which java
/opt/jre1.6.0_02/bin/java
[jon@localhost ~]$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_02-b05, mixed mode, sharing)
which is looking better than before...
Now, when I attempt
http://www.java.com to verify my JRE install, the page briefly appears, then disappears! Simalarly, when I attempt to navigate to any LinusQuestions saved bookmarks, they also disappear. I can fix this by deleting the link to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so. Then, I can post this reply to my thread. And now I've also lost my installed flash-plugin package which displays those advertisments at the top of a LinuxQuestions page.
And:
[jon@localhost ~]$ cd /opt/LimeWire
[jon@localhost LimeWire]$ ./runLime.sh
Starting LimeWire...
Java exec found in PATH. Verifying...
Suitable java version found [java = 1.6.0_02]
Configuring environment...
Loading LimeWire:
Error: Couldn't find per display information
******************************************************************
Something went wrong with LimeWire.
Maybe you're using the wrong version of Java?
(LimeWire is tested against and works best with with Sun's JRE, Java 1.4+)
The version of Java in your PATH is:
java version "1.6.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_02-b05, mixed mode, sharing)
I'm lost. Any suggestions about the problem with the libjavaplugin link, or why LimeWire still does not start up, or why LinuxQuestions pages seem to think flash-plugin is no longer there? (Guides suggest I need to install LimeWire after installing Sun's JRE, but I haven't done that, yet. I'm still using the original LimeWire install.)