Java Problem With Limewire
 

I've downloaded and installed Limewire 4.10 on my FC6 box. When I click Applications->Internet->LimeWire, LimeWire's splash screen briefly appears, then nothing happens. If I do this as root, I'm lead through language selection, the initialization wizard, then on "Finish", nothing happens.

On a terminal session startup, I've tried:
[jon@localhost ~]$ cd /opt/LimeWire
[jon@localhost LimeWire]$ ./runLime.sh
Starting LimeWire...
Java exec found in PATH. Verifying...
OOPS, you don't seem to have a valid JRE. LimeWire works best with Sun JRE available at http://www.java.com
OOPS, unable to locate java exec in /usr/lib/ hierarchy
You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://www.java.com
Java exec found in /usr/java/jre1.6.0/bin/
Suitable java version found [/usr/java/jre1.6.0/bin/java = 1.6.0]
Configuring environment...
Loading LimeWire:
Error: Couldn't find per display information

******************************************************************
Something went wrong with LimeWire.
Maybe you're using the wrong version of Java?
(LimeWire is tested against and works best with with Sun's JRE, Java 1.4+)
The version of Java in your PATH is:
java version "1.4.2"
gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.1.2 20070626 (Red Hat 4.1.2-13)

Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Again, Limewire goes through startup, then exits.

My PATH variable is:
[jon@localhost LimeWire]$ echo $PATH
/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/jon/bin

A search on jre with Package Manager shows that jre-1.6.0-fc6.i586 is installed. I have kernel.i686 installed.

I'me confused, here. Output displayed by /.runLime.sh seems contradictory ("you don't seem to have a valid JRE" and "Suitable java version found") And the version of java found on PATH matches stated requirements. What does "Error: Couldn't find per display information" mean?

Can anyone assist?

You've also got gij installed. You could remove it and just put the path to Sun's JRE in your PATH.

Arghh these damn java apps can be frustrating. One thing to notice

It says jre_etc_f6c. This is not genuine Sun java but an equivalent afaik. Maybe this is enough to throw Limewire off? I don't run that app so can't say with certainty. Is Frostwire in your repositories? This might be an easier alternative.

quick edit/Or just follow Nylex's advice ;) (Man I type (think) slow)

Thanks, guys, for your suggestions.

Taking the hint provided by the output of /opt/LimeWire/runLime.sh, I've gritted my teeth and installed JRE from http://www.java.com. As root, I downloaded jre-6u2-linux-i586.bin (apparently, this is jre1.6.0-02) to my desktop, and followed instructions at http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Fedora_fc5 to install this package under /opt. These instructions follow Sun's install guide, although that guide is a little out of date. Executed instructions (making adjustments for inastall path) include creating a symbolic link from the newly installed libjavaplugin_oji_so under /opt to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so.

I end up with:
[jon@localhost ~]$ echo $PATH
/opt/jre1.6.0_02/bin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/opt/jre1.6.0_02/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/jon/bin
[jon@localhost ~]$ which java
/opt/jre1.6.0_02/bin/java
[jon@localhost ~]$ java -version
java version "1.6.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_02-b05, mixed mode, sharing)

which is looking better than before...

Now, when I attempt http://www.java.com to verify my JRE install, the page briefly appears, then disappears! Simalarly, when I attempt to navigate to any LinusQuestions saved bookmarks, they also disappear. I can fix this by deleting the link to /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin.so. Then, I can post this reply to my thread. And now I've also lost my installed flash-plugin package which displays those advertisments at the top of a LinuxQuestions page.

And:
[jon@localhost ~]$ cd /opt/LimeWire
[jon@localhost LimeWire]$ ./runLime.sh
Starting LimeWire...
Java exec found in PATH. Verifying...
Suitable java version found [java = 1.6.0_02]
Configuring environment...
Loading LimeWire:
Error: Couldn't find per display information

******************************************************************
Something went wrong with LimeWire.
Maybe you're using the wrong version of Java?
(LimeWire is tested against and works best with with Sun's JRE, Java 1.4+)
The version of Java in your PATH is:
java version "1.6.0_02"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_02-b05, mixed mode, sharing)

I'm lost. Any suggestions about the problem with the libjavaplugin link, or why LimeWire still does not start up, or why LinuxQuestions pages seem to think flash-plugin is no longer there? (Guides suggest I need to install LimeWire after installing Sun's JRE, but I haven't done that, yet. I'm still using the original LimeWire install.)