Trying to install jre-5 on Edgy Eft

randell6564 · 04-15-2007, 03:43 PM

Hey folks!
I am trying to install java-5 on Edgy Eft. I have successfully installed the jre-5bin, but I still cannot get LimeWire to run!

Is there something that I have to do with the .bin in order to get P2P running?

I used the tutorial here. All of it worked accept the

Code:

sudo apt-get install sun-java5-jre sun-java5-plugin

This installed a .bin file, and LimeWire still does not work!
I still have the old java version.

Code:

bigboss@room224:~$ java -version
java version "1.4.2"
gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-14ubuntu7)

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.

HELP!

Mega Man X · 04-15-2007, 04:36 PM

You will need to tell the system which JRE to use with:

Code:

update-alternatives --config java

follow the Ubuntu guide:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy

randell6564 · 04-15-2007, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mega Man X

You will need to tell the system which JRE to use with:

Code:

update-alternatives --config java

follow the Ubuntu guide:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy

HOLY CRAP! It was THAT freekin' easy?!
THANKS Mega Man! WOW! It's SO frustrating, but yet funny! Got my LimeWire now, so Thank YOU!

Mega Man X · 04-16-2007, 09:12 AM

I am glad I could help randell6564

. That Ubuntu guide has really fixed every problem I ever had with Ubuntu. I like that guide so much which is one of the reasons I use Ubuntu (even though my profile says SuSE. I always forget to update it, hihi).

Cheers!