FoulPlay Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Ok, so I wanted to get Java Virtual Machine installed on the system so I went to Sun's site and downloaded the RPM version. I went here to try to follow the instructions to install but it calls for a file with a RPM extension. The download from Sun is "jre-1_5_0_04-linux-i586-rpm.bin". How are BIN files installed? Do they need to be extracted first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devries Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Yes make the file executable (rightclick, properties, accesrights, check executable). Open a console and type: ./<file name> Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibou Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) I followed this Howto, worked fine for me... Enjoy ! http://www.speculation.org/garrick/java.html Oh, and if you like Board Games, When you have Java installed, try this : http://www.brettspielwelt.de/gate/jsp/base...x.jsp?nation=en You can download the applet on your computer, or play in your browser ... Hibou Edited September 1, 2005 by Hibou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoulPlay Posted September 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) Yes make the file executable (rightclick, properties, accesrights, check executable). Open a console and type: ./<file name> Good luck. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you deveries. Doing so gave me the following errors: error: cannot open lock file ///var/lib/rpm/RPMLOCK in exclusive mode error: cannot open Packages database in /var/lib/rpm Something I need to 'unlock'? EDIT: doh, I forgot to log in a root. Edited September 1, 2005 by FoulPlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.