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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: MrRaza on September 05, 2005, 04:30 PM

Title: Is there an easy way to install Java VM?
Post by: MrRaza on September 05, 2005, 04:30 PM
I've tried a few sites to get some information, mainly google and microsoft, aswell as Sun. When I try to install what is given to me, I get error's or it fails, or I need an older version to install ontop of. What I'm asking for is this, can someone give me a step by step guild to installing Java VM, without any fuss. Please, people who know what they're talking about only reply.

Thank you.
Title: Re: Is there an easy way to install Java VM?
Post by: Kp on September 05, 2005, 05:14 PM
Quote from: MrRaza on September 05, 2005, 04:30 PMPlease, people who know what they're talking about only reply.

So the informed people can only reply, but not make new posts?  That seems like rather a strange request.  I really don't see what's hard about getting a JVM installed though.  It's just ./configure && make && make install from the gcc (http://gcc.gnu.org/) root directory (after unpacking the appropriate add-on (http://ftp://mirrors.rcn.net/pub/sourceware/gcc/releases/gcc-3.4.4/gcc-java-3.4.4.tar.bz2) to get gcj (http://gcc.gnu.org/java/)).  Is there some particular failure you're trying to resolve?
Title: Re: Is there an easy way to install Java VM?
Post by: MrRaza on September 05, 2005, 06:07 PM
Thank you, solved.
Title: Re: Is there an easy way to install Java VM?
Post by: iago on September 06, 2005, 02:25 PM
On debian/fedora/other rpm-based distros:
apt-get --install java

On slackware:
slapt-get --install java

(of course, you need to install slapt-get first)

Alternatively, you can download the .rpm from Sun's site, and install it like a normal rpm. 

Or, on Slackware, use rpm2tgz, then installpkg on the .tgz.