The runtime environment was a pain to get going when I first started
using Linux. I remember what a pain it was to set up. With .bin files,
you can do the following ( there are many ways, but I use this one )
chmod 777 filename.bin. Then you can execute the command by typing
./filename.bin This will launch a license agreement for j2re. Now, the
next step is a little more interesting, and you will need it for running
java apps ( Limewire, JFTP, etc ). You can either add the path to Java
in your .bash_profile, which I have found works on some distros but not
others, or you can do the following.
In your /bin directory type in
ln -s /usr/lib/j2re1.4.1_02/bin/java java (or whatever your path to
java is) this goes for the next step to.
for the mozilla plugin
in your /mozilla/plugins directory type in
ln -s /usr/lib/j2re1.4.1_02/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so
libjavaplugin_oji.so
Hope this helps
Casey.
On Tue, 2003-05-27 at 14:48, lugmail@tampabay.rr.com wrote:
> I'm fairly new to linux, but very comfortable at a command line, and I'm in need
> of help with some commands, so thanks in advance to all who respond.
>
> I have both a Mandrake 9.1 and RedHat 9.0 install that I'm playing with. I'm
> trying to install the Java SDK and the Sun One Studio on either of these
> installs, I don't care which. The Sun One Studio is a .bin file. There is
> little to no installation instruction on the java home page for installing this
> to linux. They reference a chmod command (chmod a+x <filename>), but that
> didn't work.
>
> A couple of questions...
>
> 1. Where would one normally install programs on a linux box? For instance, in
> windows (no comments from the peanut gallery please), most installs default to
> somewhere under c:\program files. Where do we put linux installs and why?? Are
> there common standards for where we install stuff to?
>
> 2. What do I do with .bin files? Do I just type the filename at the command
> line? I've tried that, but nothing happens. I've also tried chmod and when I
> do an ls it changes color and puts an asterisk after the filename, then I tried
> the filename by itself and nothing. What does the asterisk mean?
>
> I've been logged in as root and as a normal user. I've tried it in my home
> directory and copied to several other directories, to no avail.
>
> Help! Thanks for the advice.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
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