On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 23:13 -0500, Ric Moore wrote: > On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 07:41 -0500, Bob Goodwin wrote: > > Tim wrote: > > > > Today, when I tried the link from the Stanton-Finley site, Sun didn't > > > redirect me to the latest, but stayed at the release number the link was > > > intended for (1.5.x). It's now jre1.5.0_10 instead of jre1.5.0_8, so > > > the paths in the examples to copy and paste need correcting. That done, > > > it worked, but the test page wants to install a JRE plug in, even though > > > it's apparently working, and tells me I'm using an old version. The > > > games apparently work (not that *I* can play them). > > Mine did the very same thing until I closed my browser and started it up > again, then I passed with flying colors. I use the jre...bin file > instead of the rpm. As I've written, I stick it in /opt. Then I chmod > 755 the file (as root), execute it, it unpacks into it's directory and > then I link that directory to /opt/java. My links in the mozilla / > firefox and ~/.mozilla all point > to: /opt/java/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so > > Next time I update I need only change one link. Nifty... works. I just > don't trust java and rpm in the same breath, not yet. Ric ---- with that kind of logic, why bother using an rpm distribution at all? Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
