If had the worst time with this thing. Ive been trying to install j2re - 1_4_2_01-linux-i586 forever...ive gotten to the point where it actually install the rpm, but when i try and run java apps or limewire it says that i do not have a java applet. I know theres some kind of configuring i need to do, but please break it down as simply as possible.

thanks

this will help you get limewire working.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/w/work...computing.html

i don't use the jre ( i use the sdk), but inside your browser's plugins folder you'll have to make a link to the libjavaplugin.so file in your jre installation.

for me the path to the javaplugin is:
/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_01/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/

your's will be in a slightly different location i guess. maybe not. anyway open up a command line terminal and do:
1. su
2. cd /usr/local/mozilla/plugins
3. ln -s /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_01/jre/plugin/i386/ns610-gcc32/libjavaplugin.so libjavaplugin.so

sub the right file path for your browser's plugin path in #2 and the right file path to the java plugin in #3. the plugin will be in a folder named ns610-gcc32, though.

edit: this is the link for setting the java path. frickin' klipper....
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...highlight=java

when i do the cd /usr/local/mozilla/plugins it says no such file or directory

Try changing mozilla for mozilla-1.2 or 1.4.....

Look in /usr/local to see what version(s) you have installed.

ok im in /usr/local....im not seeing anything that even says anything about mozilla...i do see a java folder however containing the java runtime enviroment

try (in a console): whereis mozilla

Ah ha....mozilla: /usr/bin/mozilla /usr/lib/mozilla...ok i went to usr/lib/mozilla and theres a folder called plugins...what now?

Create your symbolic link to that plugin folder. Then open Mozilla and go to help-->About plugins to check that it's installed.

Alright now i just told you i saw the plugins folder in /usr/lib/mozilla....but i type in cd /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins or even just /usr/lib/mozilla, and it still says no such directory

Open up /usr/local and /usr/lib, do you see any directories there called Mozilla or Mozilla-xxx?

If you open Mozilla and click help-->about mozilla, which version does it show?

nothing under /user/bin, but under /usr/lib/ there are two folders, one titled mozilla, and the other titled mozilla-1.2.1

In Mozilla-1.2.1 you should find your plugins folder (if it's not there you'll need to create it manually).

But, 1.2.1 is a very old version. Why not download the latest version and then point your icons to that place. Saves you going through this again.

Whatever you decide to do, point your sym link at the plugin folder in /usr/lib/mozilla-1.x.x.

where do i pick up the new version?

http://www.mozilla.org

or a direct link..

http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...1.5-sea.tar.gz

alright when i try and install its giving me an error, first it asks me to creat the directory /usr/local/mozilla, so i tell to do so, and it says error "cant make destination directory"...im stuck