Slackware 10, Where is Java?

atogbe · 08-06-2004, 01:53 AM

I did a full install of Slackware 10, and java is supposed to come with it, no? If I type java at the command line, it can't be found.

What am I doing wrong? Should I still install it manually although I did the full install?

Thanks for you're help!

Cedrik · 08-06-2004, 02:07 AM

cat /usr/lib/java/README
man java
/usr/lib/java/bin/java

It seems that /usr/lib/java/bin is not in your PATH

atogbe · 08-06-2004, 03:21 AM

ok, so Java is supposed to be in /usr/lib/

Anyways, what's the point of installing it if it's not in your path? Who wouldn't want it in his path?

I know about the man pages, but as a total newbie I still need to learn a lot of basic commands. I just found out that you can use 'locate java' or something like that. Go figure

Thanks.

melinda_sayang · 08-06-2004, 05:04 AM

/usr/lib/java/bin is already in your PATH by default.

atogbe · 08-06-2004, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by melinda_sayang
/usr/lib/java/bin is already in your PATH by default.

If that is true, then how come the "java" or "javac" command cannot be found?

melinda_sayang · 08-06-2004, 06:35 AM

Did you use normal user? java is in normal user PATH already. Root is not.

chakkerz · 08-06-2004, 07:12 AM

well if you know where it is, and $PATH does not include it ... then edit /etc/profile ... you wanna look at about line 18. (on Slackware 10)

atogbe · 08-06-2004, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by melinda_sayang
Did you use normal user? java is in normal user PATH already. Root is not.

ok, that might be it! I was logged in as root for the installation of eclipse. I will try again tonight as normal user.

Thanks.