First, make sure you have the Extras channel and run: yum install java-1.5.0-sun-devel (You can leave off -devel if you just want a JRE.) Then, type java -version And it should work. -- fedora-devel-java-list mailing list fedora-devel-java-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-java-list