OH my goodness I'm so stupid. I'm sorry for the roundabout guys but the problem here was my command. It should actually be:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.1_02/bin

The first PATH must be capitilized. So sorry. I've lost my marbles.

Hey, it finally worked this time and the correct path for me was -
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.1_02/jre/bin
You guys are doing a great job here crashed_again. Without this help many people will just give up on linux.
thanks a bunch

I should have got it right the first time.

I tried out the export PATH command, as i have also been having problems with java, but when i close the terminal window i have typed export in, the path no longer works. Is there a way to permanently set a path variable to a directory without it removing itself every time i close the terminal window? It is frustrating me intensely.

TIA

Tim Woodward.

ih8linux,

Add the export command line to your .bashrc (if you use bash) file. This should be in your users home directory. This will run every time a bash shell is started, including log-in.

Hope this helps!

PhilD

Thanks!!

I hadn't looked at this thread in a while. I did finally find out how to set the path to the java binary. I am glad to know I can add this to my .bashrc file to have it load up every time I open a terminal or session.

It should also be noted that it can be added to the .bashrc file in /etc/skel to be added to every user that you create. This way it won't have to be added to every user that needs the java vm.

i have the same problem and heres how i solved it
if you are a usr (not root) bring up a shell type mc
and go to your /home/yourname directory
look for a file called bash_profile then use the edit
function in mc you'll see a line something like
PATH=$path.....etc this is the one to edit after editing
your line should look something like this
PATH=/usr/java/j2re-1.4.1_02/bin
your supposed to type .$HOME/.bash_profile
to restart the file but it did'nt work for me i just
restarted my computer don't forget to save your edited
file before restarting after which limewire ran fine

i have the same problem and heres how i solved it
if you are a usr (not root) bring up a shell type mc
and go to your /home/yourname directory
look for a file called bash_profile then use the edit
function in mc you'll see a line something like
PATH=$path.....etc this is the one to edit after editing
your line should look something like this
PATH=/usr/java/j2re-1.4.1_02/bin
your supposed to type .$HOME/.bash_profile
to restart the file but it did'nt work for me i just
restarted my computer don't forget to save your edited
file before restarting after which limewire ran fine

6 hours of simlar forum queries, reading instructions, readmes etc.
but i think the problem is this:
you can set up the correct path to /usr/java/j2re1.4.2/bin/java
but (for some reason) one of the other java apps are being called.
thus:

[timm@localhost dwnloads]$ whereis java
java: /usr/bin/java /usr/include/java /usr/share/java

- - -
so i did this on my machine running redhat 9.
downloaded j2re1.4.2 from sun.
executed the binary (sh (javafilename).bin) which turns it into a RPM.
as root: rpm -Uvh (javafilename).rpm
as root: pico /etc/profile
added the line PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.2
right before this line export PATH USER LOGNAME MAIL HOSTNAME HISTSIZE INPUTRC

exit root
log out and back in
or type export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.2

(although this is mentioned everywhere in these forums goto your java directory and do a 'pwd' then type echo $PATH and compare and make sure they are the same)

((i also exported my LD_LIBRARY_PATH but i don't think this made a difference. if it did, i will write back and say so...))

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ok,
now again, i haven't exhausted all possibilites of what might work,
but i do know what just worked for me moments ago after hours of messing about:

i didn't download the Limewire.bin file
instead i clicked on the link for 'other systems'
and downloaded a tgz file.
make sure you make a directory for that file before doing the 'tar zxvf filename.tgz' b/c it hasn't been done properly (nor has any faqs/installation help as far as i can see) and it will make a mess of whatever directory you untar/zip it...

followed directions in the README that came with it.
(i forget, but i don't think it was the usual ./configure, make, ((i use a program called chkrootkit which instead of 'make install' putting stuff all over your system and making it (heh heh) impossible to uninstall, this sweet app makes an RPM from a tar.gz, tgz , etc , file)) )

and the punch line?
this command,
which basically forces the use of the 'new' java, and the java program! sounds simple/logical enought but was more like magic when i typed it in.

/usr/java/j2re1.4.2/bin/java -jar RunLime.jar

(this b.t.w is stated in the README that comes with the tgz file. except it didn't have the path info. i chucked that in myself. now i'm so proud. ;/ um, no not really, but i am gonna go and see if this LimeWire thing is even any good.)

pps- i did get kazaa emulating under WINE in redhat 9.
that was the day before yesterday.
8 hours.
and it wasn't really worth it.
terrible slow an took up 90-99 % of my used PIII 600M poo computer.

gotta run.

Thanks for the information Crashed_Again. This will confirm that it fixed the installation problem and now works for me with Mandrake 10.1. Crashed_Again made a very good point that you may have more than one Java installation. If you set the path for only one Java version, but Limewire is looking for the other, LimeWire will not install.

TIP - I have two versions of Java installed
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.1_02/bin
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_05/bin

When I ran the command with only the first version, I received the same error messages. I needed to add the path for the second installed Java version. Then I could install LimeWire. If you run the command for both, and still receive the error message, you may have three or more Java versions.

Roger that.