----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig White" <craig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 2:15 PM
Subject: Installing java on CentOS 5
> strugging with things here...
>
> tried tracking the info on the Wiki (which apparently is now in need of
> a maintainer)...
> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS
>
> My primary interest is using Xalan/Saxon/xslt/xsl-fo docbook generation.
>
> I was thinking that all I really need is jre but downloaded both jre and
> jdk just in case.
>
> can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? (after removing both jdk &
> jre)...
>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 56835774 Sep 25 00:47
> jdk-6u3-linux-i586.rpm
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18835725 Sep 25 00:45
> jre-6u3-linux-i586.rpm
>
> I tried installing each of them but they never show up in
> # alternatives --config java
>
> # rpm -qa|grep jpackage
> jpackage-utils-1.7.3-1jpp.2.el5
>
> # rpm -ivh jre-6u3-linux-i586.rpm
> Preparing... ###########################################
> [100%]
> 1:jre ###########################################
> [100%]
> Unpacking JAR files...
> rt.jar...
> jsse.jar...
> charsets.jar...
> localedata.jar...
> plugin.jar...
> javaws.jar...
> deploy.jar...
>
> # alternatives --config java
Download the RPM and install that matches your version of JDK
from here
ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage/1.7/generic/RPMS.non-free
in your case
wget
ftp://jpackage.hmdc.harvard.edu/JPackage/1.7/generic/RPMS.non-free/java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.03-1jpp.i586.rpm
Install the RPM and you should be all set.
The Wiki does state to install both packages but the link is bad and the
current JDK is 6 update 3
Explaination can be found here
http://www.jpackage.org/installation.php
> There is 1 program that provides 'java'.
>
> Selection Command
> -----------------------------------------------
> *+ 1 /usr/lib/jvm/jre-1.4.2-gcj/bin/java
>
> Enter to keep the current selection[+], or type selection number:
>
> Craig
>
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