Linux won't read Java VM want limewire

CONWON · 09-02-2003, 10:53 PM

I'm having a lot of trouble with getting LimeWire to see the VM i don't know what i have to do...maybe "mount" it or something like that. I don't know how to do that i just heard it somewhere Please Help

Looking_Lost · 09-03-2003, 04:13 AM

In /etc/profile add

JAVA_HOME=the_complete_path_to_my_java_directory

EXPORT JAVA_HOME

i.e JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/j2re_blah_blah_blah

logout

log back in again

CONWON · 09-04-2003, 02:13 AM

Thanks but i need a little more almost like a walk through so that i can understand why I'm doing that but i will try to figure it out thanks

Looking_Lost · 09-04-2003, 02:19 AM

LimeWire will be looking for an environment variable JAVA_HOME
set to the path of your java directory.

If it doesn't find a JAVA_HOME variable it doesn't find java unless there is an other way.

Just to change

it should have been

export JAVA_HOME

not

EXPORT JAVA_HOME
:

Side note: You have installed Java, yeah?

Hangdog42 · 09-04-2003, 07:36 AM

And if Java is installed, you may also need to add Java bin directory to your PATH. In either your /etc/profile or ~/.bashrc you can add

PATH=$PATH:/directory/to/jre/bin
export PATH

You can check if the new path has taken hold by entering $PATH in the console. If the java /bin directory is there, you're good to go. If not, close the console and open a new one.

You do this so when Limewire tries to execute, it can find the JRE files.

CONWON · 09-05-2003, 09:20 PM

Thanx i got it to work i really appreciate it...PEACE