Installation Notes
Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition
Version 1.4.0
Solaris Operating Environment
System Requirements
The Java 2 Runtime Environment,
Standard Edition, v. 1.4.0 is intended for use on Solaris 2.6,
Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 operating environments.
Prior to installing the Java 2 Runtime Environment, you should
insure that you have installed the full set of required patches needed
for support of this release. See Solaris Patch Installation before proceeding.
See also Solaris Font Package Requirements for information about which font packages should
be on your system.
Installation Instructions
The Java 2 Runtime Environment (J2RE), Standard Edition, v1.4.0
comes in the form of a self-extracting binary file. Follow the instructions
below to install the J2RE.
At the end of this file, see also
Java Plug-in product
installation instructions
Java WebStart product
installation instructions
64-bit support for the Java 2 Runtime Environment is available for
SPARC processor platforms in a
separate download. Installation instructions
for 64-bit support are in a separate
document.
1.
Check the download file size
Check the large file that you downloaded (or that you created by concatenating
the small pieces) to ensure that it is the correct size:
j2re-1_4_0-solsparc.sh 22634498 bytes
j2re-1_4_0-solx86.sh 20461750 bytes
If the file size doesn't match, it probably means the file was
corrupted during download. In that case, try downloading again.
2.
Make sure that execute permissions are set on
the self-extracting binary:
On SPARC:
chmod +x j2re-1_4_0-solsparc.sh
On x86:
chmod +x j2re-1_4_0-solx86.sh
3.
Change directory to the location where you would
like the files to be installed.
4.
Run the self-extracting binary.
A directory called j2re1.4.0 will be created in the current directory.
Java Plug-in Product
Installation Instructions
For documentation on the Java Plug-in product, see
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/guide/plugin/index.html
Follow these steps to install the Java Plug-in product:
1. For Netscape
4.x browsers: Set the NPX_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable
to the directory containing the javaplugin.so file. (This step is not
necessary if you use only Netscape 6.x browsers.)
On the SPARC operating environment, the default location of javaplugin140.so
for the package installation is in this directory: /usr/j2se/jre/plugin/sparc/ns4/
On Intel platforms, the default location is this directory: /usr/j2se/jre/plugin/i386/ns4/
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1. The location of the Plug-in (javaplugin.so) should
be give with an absolute path—not relative to the installation
location of the JRE.
2. Setting NPX_PLUGIN_PATH will override the default search
path used by the browser. Therefore any plugin directories that the
browser currently searches for plugins should also be added to the path.
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2. For Netscape
6 browsers: Use regxpcom tool provided by Netscape to register Java Plug-in
1.4.
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Notes:
- Before you run
regxpcom, as described below, first shut
down the browser.
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH <Netscape 6>:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
If you do not add Netscape to your LD_LIBRARY_PATH you are
likely get an error when you run regxpcom. The message will
say that Open failed: No such file or directory.
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If and only if you are using Netscape 6, you will need to use regxpcom
provided by Netscape to register the libjavaplugin_oji140.so file.
In the package installation of 1.4.0, copies of this file are located at /usr/j2se/jre/plugin/<arch>/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji140.so
and /usr/j2se/jre/plugin/<arch>/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji140.so,
where <arch> is either sparc or i386, depending
on your platform. For example:
cd ${NETSCAPE6}/bin
If you use a Netscape 6.0x browser:
regxpcom ${JRE}/plugin/sparc/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji140.so
If you use a Netscape 6.1x browser:
regxpcom ${JRE}/plugin/sparc/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji140.so
After running the regxpcom command you should get a message
saying that registration was successful for <jre>/plugin/sparc/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji140.so
If regxpcom does not register the Java Plug-in successfully—i.e.,
you get a registration-failed message or a core dump—try creating a link
to the Java
Plug-in libjavaplugin.so file in the Netscape 6 plugins
directory.
cd <Netscape 6>/plugins
ln -s <JRE>/plugin/sparc/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji140.so .
Be sure to include the period at the end.
Note: Only one Java Plug-in can be registered at a time. When you want to
use a different version, unregister the one you have and register the new
version.
regxpcom -u <absolute path to Java Plug-in libjavaplugin.so file>
Example:
regxpcom -u ${JRE}/plugin/sparc/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji140.so
regxpcom ${JRE}/plugin/sparc/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji141.so
3. For Netscape
4.x browsers, restart your browser twice. For Netscape 6.x browsers, start up
your browser.
In Netscape do Help -> About Plug-ins to confirm
that the Java Plug-in is loaded.
Java WebStart Installation
Instructions
Java RE 1.4.0 includes the Java Web Start product. In the top-level
directory you will find a ZIP file named
javaws-1_0_1_02-solsparc-int.zip on SPARC platforms and
javaws-1_0_1_02-solx86-int.zip on Intel platforms. Move
this file to a location where you want to install the Java Web Start
product (preferably outside the Java RE installation). Unzip
the file. One of the files extracted will be install.sh.
Run this script to install the Java Web Start product.
Location of libjvm.so files
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 VM or Java HotSpot
Server VM as desired. The path within the SDK to the Java HotSpot
Client VM is
jre/lib/sparc/client/libjvm.so (on SPARC processors)
jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm.so (on x86 processors)
The path to the Java HotSpot Server VM is
jre/lib/sparc/server/libjvm.so (on SPARC processors)
jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so (on x86 processors)
The Exact VM and Classic VM are no longer part of the Java 2 platform,
and legacy code that uses the Invocation API to launch an application
based on old paths to the Exact or Classic VMs will not work.
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