problems with installing Java

[Kowash]

HI

 

Thanx for all the help in the past, but the newbie is back.

 

I am trying to install JAVA. I downloaded the 1.5 file from the java sight and tried to install it. Unfortunately I don't get it installed. Obviously it is an Id10t problem, but I just don't know what to do.

 

I follow the instructions, but the only response I effectively get is that there is no such file or directory.

 

[kowash@Silver ~]$ su

[root@Silver kowash]# cd /home/kowash

[root@Silver kowash]# sh jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

sh: jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin: No such file or directory

[root@Silver kowash]# sh jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

sh: jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin: No such file or directory

[root@Silver kowash]# cd /home/kowash/java

[root@Silver java]# sh jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

sh: jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin: No such file or directory

[root@Silver java]# su

[root@Silver java]# sh /jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

sh: /jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin: No such file or directory

[root@Silver java]# sh home/kowash/jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

sh: home/kowash/jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin: No such file or directory

[root@Silver java]# sh /home/kowash/jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

sh: /home/kowash/jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin: No such file or directory

[root@Silver java]#

 

The install file is copied into my home/kowash directory.

I am running Mandrake 10.2

 

Thanx for any help

 

Kowash

 

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[jboy]

Follow the install instructions at the java site:

 

http://www.java.com/en/download/help/50000...#selfextracting

 

For example, if the .bin in your /home/kowash directory, then per the instructions above:

 

# cd /home/kowash

# chmod a+x jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

# ./jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

 

etc.

[Kowash]

Thanx for the reply

 

As I said, I did! For some reason it does not work. Here is the paste.

[root@Silver java]# su

[root@Silver java]# cd /home/kowash

[root@Silver kowash]# chmod a+x jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin

chmod: cannot access `jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin': No such file or directory

[root@Silver kowash]#

 

Thanx for helping out

 

Kowash

[devries]

You need to execute these commands in the same folder where you saved the bin file (or make sure you didn't make a typo :). )

 

PS. you now about auto complete? Just type the first few letters and then Tab. The file name will be auto completed so no chance for typos.

[scarecrow]

shell commands in linux are case sensitive... so checkout if the actual name is "jre-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm", CASE INCLUDED.

[neddie]

try the following, and paste what the results are:

cd /home/kowash
ls jre*

According to the sun site the download file is jre-1_5_0_05-linux-i586-rpm.bin.

As suggested, just type jre and hit <Tab> - it will try and autocomplete based on the files it finds. If it finds more than one, it will complete as far as it can and show you the filenames which match.