[AuckLUG] A simple question from a simply newby ...

[zed]

Ghodmode <ghodmode at ghodmode.com> wrote:

> On 9/12/07, zed <zed at zed.net.nz> wrote:
> >
> > Hi!
> >
> > Using openSUSE 10.2 and my simple question is:
> >
> > having downloaded the Java Runtime Environment <jre-6u2-linux-i586.bin>
> > I've realised I have no idea how to install it:-(
> >
> > Would some kind person tell me how to do so, please? ...
> 
Hi Vince,

>     First, you should know that you'll probably have an easier time
> installing Java with YaST.  I found a short tutorial on doing this at
> http://en.opensuse.org/Java
> 
>     Sun packages Java as a shell script with the data of the JRE at the
end
> of the file encoded and compressed.  It's kind of a neat way of packaging
> the files, but it's different from the way most Linux software is
> packaged.
> 
>     Tich was right in that you can run it as an argument to sh, but
there's
> no reason to run it as root.  In fact, I'd recommend against running this
> one as root because that will make it more difficult to work with the
> files afterward.  All this script does is extract the files into a new
> subdirectory of the current directory.

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But Oh! dear,  I'd already taken Tich's suggestion on board and installed by
using sh.  I'll try out one of the databases which relies upon it and if it
works I'll do nothing else.  If it doesn't work I'll have to think again!

David
-- 
David Love