Is it supposed to be any problems installing the latest version of the Java SDK from Sun on Slack 10.2?

What sould be the better way for installing it? Since there aren't any .tgz packages available.



Thanks for you help,
Ivo Encarnacao.

Hello,

I have no experience with Slackware 10.2, but the JDK installation shouldn't be a problem. If you haven't already done so, download the latest version of the JDK from Sun. It will be called something like jdk-<version>-linux-i586.bin.

First, make sure the file is executable:
Because the file creates an installation folder at the place where it is run, copy it to the appropriate location:
Run the file as root:
The JDK files are installed in a directory called jdk<version> in /usr/lib. That's it.

Something I do is to create a symlink which points to the actual JDK. Whenever I upgrade I only have to create a new symlink and everything is fine:
You can now use the symlink for all the applications that need Java (Browser plugins, OpenOffice, etc.).

Lars

I just bumped a thread that might be of interest to you..

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...hreadid=364852

Your subject mentions j2se but you talk about j2sdk in the thread. The build script from the above link is jdk specific. Especially with regards to /etc/profile.d

If you wanted a new j2se package, you could use Pat's build script in FTP and just change the variables.

I noticed in a changelog from a little while back that Slackware dropped JDK.. Is this true? I looked for it briefly but couldn't find a JDK package. I suppose it could be in extra somewhere.