Installation Instructions
Java 2 Runtime Environment,
Standard Edition
Version 1.3.0_01
for Linux
The Java 2 Runtime Environment (J2RE),
Standard Edition, v1.3.0_01 comes is available in two installation formats.
- A self-extracting binary file, j2re-1_3_0_01-linux.bin which can be used to install the
Java 2 Runtime Environment in a location chosen by the user. If you are using this
file, see Self-Extracting Binary below.
- The file j2re-1_3_0_01-linux-rpm.bin that contains RPM
packages comprising the Java
2 Runtime Environment. If you are using this bundle, see
Installation of RPM File below.
The bundles for both installation formats are packaged in an .bin
shell script that displays the product license agreements before
actual installation.
After you install the J2RE, you will be able
to install the Java Plug-in also. Java Plug-in installation
instructions are included below.
Installation of Self-Extracting Binary
Use these instructions if you want to use the self-extracting
binary file to install the Java 2 Runtime Environment. If you want to install
RPM packages, use Installation
of RPM File below.
1.
Check the download file size
Check the large file that you downloaded
to ensure that it is the correct size:
j2re-1_3_0_01-linux.bin 14,358,152 bytes
If the file size doesn't match, it probably means the file was
corrupted during download. In that case, try downloading again.
2.
Change to the directory you want to install into.
For example, if you want to install the software in the
/usr/java/ directory, then execute:
cd /usr/java
3.
Run j2re-1_3_0_01-linux-rpm.bin and agree to
the license it displays.
Launch the executable file you downloaded, j2re-1_3_0_01-linux.bin,
by using the following command from the directory in which it is located:
./j2re-1_3_0_01-linux.bin
The script will display a binary license agreement, which you
will be asked to agree to before installation can proceed. Once
you have agreed to the license, the install script will install
the J2RE in a directory called jre1.3.0_01 in
the current directory.
Note about root access -
If you choose to install
the Java 2 Runtime Environment into system-wide location such as
/usr/local,
you must first become
root to gain the necessary permissions. If you do not have root access,
simply install the Java 2 Runtime Environment into your home directory,
or a subdirectory that you have permission to write to.
Installation of RPM File
Use these instructions if you want to install Java 2 Runtime Environement
in the form of RPM packages. If you want to use
the self-extracting binary file instead, see
Self-Extracting Binary above.
1.
Check the download file size.
Check the large file that you downloaded
to ensure that it is the correct size:
j2re-1_3_0_01-linux-rpm.bin 13,999,559 bytes
If the file size doesn't match, it probably means the file was
corrupted during download. In that case, try downloading again.
2.
Run j2re-1_3_0_01-linux-rpm.bin and agree to
the license it displays.
Launch the executable file you downloaded, j2re-1_3_0_01-linux-rpm.bin,
by using the following command from the directory in which it is located:
./j2re-1_3_0_01-linux-rpm.bin
The script will display a binary license agreement, which you
will be asked to agree to before installation can proceed. Once
you have agreed to the license, the install script will create
the file j2re-1_3_0_01-linux.rpm in the current directory.
3.
Become root:
su
4.
Run the rpm command to install the packages:
rpm -iv j2re-1_3_0_01-linux.rpm
This will install the packages comprising the Java 2 Runtime
Environment.
Note: It can happen that your installation may fail with a
message such as
"glibc >= 2.1.2-11 is needed by jre-1.3" even though glibc 2.1.2 (or greater) is on your system. This
can happen when your glibc was not installed as part of an rpm package
and is therefore not on the rpm file list. In that case, this J2RE
rpm installation package won't recognize that glibc is installed.
To force the J2RE installation to proceed, use the --force option:
rpm -iv --force j2re-1_3_0_01-linux.rpm
5.
Exit the root shell.
Java Plug-in Installation Instructions
To install the Java Plug-in follow these steps.
1.
Uninstall previous installation of the Java Plug-in, if applicable.
rm -fr $HOME/.netscape/java
rm $HOME/.netscape/plugins/javaplugin.so
2.
Set the NPX_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable:
for Netscape 4 browser:
export NPX_PLUGIN_PATH=<jre>/plugin/i386/ns4
for netscape 6 browser:
Make soft link from <netscape>/plugins to
<jre>/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so
example: ln -s <jre>/plugin/i386/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so <netscape>/plugins/.
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Here, <jre> is the path to the jre1.3 directory
of your Java 2 Runtime Environment installation.
3.
Start (or restart) your Netscape browser.
Start your Netscape browser. If your browser is already running,
close it and restart it.
4.
Close and restart your Netscape browser again.
Restarting the browser a second time is necessary because of bug 4358142.
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