i don't understand....just run export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin in terminal?

What's not to understand? just copy and paste it from your browser, but edit it for changes before you press enter. I've just looked over your earlier post and it says your path is

PATH=/usr/java/j2re- etc, that " - " looks wrong to me. my j2re doesn't have a - in it's name. Try setting your path to
PATH=/usr/java/j2re1_4_2_01/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/terry/bin

export PATH

Good luck.

[root@pppa32-city-1r7114 terry]# PATH=/usr/java/j2re1_4_2_01/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/terry/bin
[root@pppa32-city-1r7114 terry]# export PATH
[root@pppa32-city-1r7114 terry]# sh ./LimeWireLinux.bin
Preparing to install...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
No Java virtual machine could be found from your PATH
environment variable. You must install a VM prior to
running this program.
[root@pppa32-city-1r7114 terry]#

edit the file
~/.bash_profile

look for PATH=$PATH:blah bla blah

and add
:/[path to java]/bin on the end.
then re-log in !

like the java install instructions say,,, after install edit your PATH variable
then lime wire told u again...
quote No Java virtual machine could be found from your PATH

anyway, limewire is lame, has spyware, and seeing as it runs od a VM, its quite slow.
get good ol native gtk-gnutella.

gnutenna uses the same p2p network as limewire, so ur not missing out on anything.

[root@pppa32-city-1r7114 terry]# ~/.bash_profile
bash: /root/.bash_profile: Permission denied

edit your users bash profile, not the root's profile.
you should NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER run programs like limeiwre as root.. EVER !

login as a standard user.

haha sory, but same error

[root@pppa32-city-1r7114 terry]# PATH=/usr/java/j2re1_4_2_01/bin

On my computer java is in /usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin, that's 1.4.2, not 1_4_2, if I put
export PATH=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/home/andy/bin

then run the LimeWireLinux.bin script it works like a charm. If I put

export PATH=/usr/java/j2re1_4_2_02/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/home/andy/bin

then I get the same error message as you. I can't see exactly where you've installed java. It's up to you to read the letters and other characters exactly. It's not rocket science. It just needs a little attention to detail.

[terry@pppa32-city-1r7114 terry]$ export PATH=/usr/java/j2re1.4.2_02/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/terry/bin
[terry@pppa32-city-1r7114 terry]$ sh ./LimeWireLinux.bin
Preparing to install...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...
No Java virtual machine could be found from your PATH
environment variable. You must install a VM prior to
running this program.

So now you're saying you've got j2re1.4.2_02 installed? It was _01 before. Have you got Java installed? Which version? Exactly where is it? Attention to detail please.

sorry man, i know im confusing:

anyways this is what i have:

j2re-1_4_2_01
well to tell you the truth when i run env in terminal, it says j2re-1_4_2_01

but in mozilla, about- plugins says Java(TM) Plug-in 1.4.2_02-b03

located: (according to env)
PATH=/usr/java/j2re-1_4_2_01/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/terry/bin

quite queer if i do say...

you DONT have a .bash_profile ??? did u delete it ???
every system (especially redhat 9) has a bash config.....

fine.... you will just have to update the PATH variable every tme u run limewire

open a console

PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/[java_version_dir]/bin/
export PATH
[then the command to run / install lime wire]

what the hell? i didnt delete my .bash_profile, where do you see that?

nvm limewire i got gtk-gnutella working...but im still curious to know if i deleted my bash profile

Thankyou everybody, I had the same error (no VM) when installing limewire onto my fedora box. It worked fine after entering a path to java. I dont know how the hell you guys know all this stuff!