Contents
System Requirements
JRE Installation
Instructions
Installation of Self-Extracting Binary
Java Plugin Browser Registration
Instructions
Java Web Start Installation Notes
General Installation Notes
Locations of Java VM Library
Files (libjvm.so)
This version of the JRE is supported on the Solaris 8,
Solaris 9, Solaris 10, and Solaris 11 operating systems. For supported
processors, desktop managers, and browsers, see
System Configurations.
Prior to installing the JRE, you should ensure that you have
installed the full set of required patches needed for support of this
release.
Recommended and required patches are now hosted for download on the
SunSolve website.
See also
Solaris
Font Package Requirements for information about which font packages
should be on your system.
JRE Installation
Instructions
To install the 32-bit JRE, use the
Self-Extracting Binary File.
This file can be used
to install the JRE in a location chosen by the user. It can be
installed by anyone (not only a root user), and it can be installed in
any location. It will not displace the system version of the Java
platform suppled by the Solaris Operating System (unless you
intentially install it in the same location as the system's Java
platform, which requires you to be root user).
When you install the JRE, Java Plugin and Java Web Start are
automatically installed as well. Note that Java Plugin needs to be registered with
the browser. Instructions for doing so can be found below at Java Plugin Browser Registration Instructions.
To install the 64-bit JRE on a SPARC, x64, or EM64T
platform, you must follow a two-step procedure. First, install the 32-bit JRE
using the installation instructions below. Next, install the
supplemental support for 64-bit operation by following the
64-bit Installation Instructions.
Note: For any text on this page
containing the following notation, you must substitute the appropriate
JRE update version number (such as "_01") for the notation.
<update>
For example, if you are installing update 1.6.0_01, the following
command:
chmod +x jre-6<update>-solaris-sparc.sh
would become:
chmod +x jre-6_01-solaris-sparc.sh
Use these instructions to
install the 32-bit JRE for Solaris.
1. Download
the self-extracting binary and
ensure that you have downloaded the full, uncorrupted software bundle.
You can download to any directory you choose; it
does not have to be the directory where you want to install the JRE.
Before you download the file, notice its byte size
provided on the download page on the web site. Once the download has
completed, compare that file size to the size of the downloaded file to
make sure they are equal.
2. Make
sure that execute permissions are set on the self-extracting binary:
On SPARC processors:
chmod +x jre-6<update>-solaris-sparc.sh
On x86/x64/EM64T processors:
chmod +x jre-6<update>-solaris-i586.sh
3. Change
directory to the location where you would like the files to be
installed.
The next step installs the JRE into the current
directory.
4. Run the
self-extracting binary.
Execute the downloaded file with the path
prepended to it. For example, if the file is in the current directory,
prepend it with "./" (necessary if "." is not in the
PATH environment variable):
On SPARC processors:
./jdk-6<update>-solaris-sparc.sh
On x86/x64/EM64T processors:
./jdk-6<update>-solaris-i586.sh
The binary code license is displayed, and you are
prompted to agree to its terms.
The JRE files are installed in a directory called jdk1.6.0<update>
in the current directory. Follow this link to see its
directory structure. The JRE documentation is a separate download.
Note about System Preferences -
When run by a non-root user, the installation is considered a "private"
or non-system install. During a private install, the installation
script configures Java such that the backing store for the java.util.prefs
package is created inside the JRE's installation directory. If the JRE
is installed this way on a network-mounted drive, all Java
applications, libraries, and preferences can be exported for sharing,
so that the same version of the Java runtime environment and
preferences are available to other machines.
As an alternative, when root users run the installation
script, preferences are stored in the /etc directory. This is
similar to installing the Java packages for Solaris, and this
installation is "public" or system specific. Installing Java in this
manner allows all versions of Java that support the java.util.prefs
package to share the same set of preferences. In other words, in a
public/system install, preferences set by a user running the JRE are
available when the system is upgraded.
See the
Preferences
API documentation for more information about preferences in the
Java platform.
Java Plugin Browser Registration
Instructions
You must register the Java Plugin component with
Netscape or Mozilla for the Plugin to work. Instructions to do this can
be found at Manual
Java Plugin Registration for Solaris.
Java Plugin is supported for Netscape 7.x, plus Mozilla 1.x
and higher on Solaris 8, 9, and 10. Java Plugin also supports Netscape
4.x, but only on Solaris 8. Java Plugin no longer works with Netscape
6.x. Java Plugin may work with other non-supported browsers. If you are
using a non-supported browser, check your browser documentation for
details on registering the Java Plugin.
Also see documentation
on the Java Plugin component.
Java Web Start Installation Notes
This JRE release includes Java Web Start; Java Web Start is
automatically installed with the JRE. But note the following:
- Compatibility: The release of Java Web Start
that comes with this JDK/JRE can be run on SDK/JRE 1.2.2 or later. It
will not work with SDK/JRE 1.1.x or earlier.
- Upgrading from Previous Versions: This new
release will overwrite previous installations and automatically update
browsers to use this new release. The configuration files and program
files folder used by Java Web Start have changed, but all your settings
will remain intact after the upgrade, since Java Web Start will
translate your settings to the new form.
- Using Java Web Start with Netscape 6.x/7.x: For
Netscape 6.x/7.x users, setup the Java Web Start MIME type (JNLP) in
the Edit->Preferences->Navigator->Helper Applications section.
The file extension is
jnlp; MIME Type is application/x-java-jnlp-file.
It should be handled by the javaws executable file in
your Java Web Start directory. Also note that, due to a problem with
the JavaScript in Netscape 6.x/7.x, you must use the non-JavaScript
version of the demos page.
pkgadd utility use: (1) If you use
the pkgadd utility to install the Solaris packages for
JDK or JRE, a symbolic link for /j2se/jre/javaws/javaws
is created in /usr/bin. (2) If you have a previous
release of Java Web Start installed and you want the latest version to
run instead, edit the $HOME/.mailcap file so that it is
identical to /etc/.mailcap. If you want the older version
of Java Web Start to run, do not edit $HOME/.mailcap.
General Installation Notes
Location of
Java VM Library Files (libjvm.so)
If you use the
Invocation API to launch an application directly rather than using
the Java application launcher, be sure to use the correct paths to
invoke the Java HotSpot Client Virtual Machine (VM) or Java HotSpot
Server VM, as desired.
Refer to
Location of VM Library Files.
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