Java command not working, plugin does
 

I am running MDK 10.1 OE, I installed Suns JRE 1.5 & the plugin is working fine. I downloaded Jbidwatcher & have been unable to get it to run. If I double click on the jar file, I am prompted what I want to open the file with. When I open a terminal & type

java -version

I get

bash: java: command not found

no matter which directory I am in or who I am logged in as. When I go to Sun's website & use their link to test the virtual machine it works fine. I can also double click on the control panel script in usr/java/jre1.5.0/bin & it opens up. Any clues? Thanks

You will have to set the environment variable's

#locate javac [to see where u have installed java]
[***sample output***] : /opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin/javac


open the .bashrc file ---> /root/.bashrc (or) ur_home_folder/.bashrc
add the following lines depending on the output of the last command


PATH="$PATH:.:/opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/bin:."
export PATH

CLASSPATH="$CLASSPATH:/opt/j2sdk_nb/j2sdk1.4.2/lib:"
export CLASSPATH

save it and open a ****New terminal****

#echo $PATH [should give u the path to the bin folder u've set ]
#echo $CLASSPATH [should give u the path to the lib folder u've set ]

That did the trick, thanks much.