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System Requirements

You should have about 75 megabytes of free disk space before attempting to install the Java 2 SDK software.

Testing of Java 2 SDK 1.4.1 for 64-bit Linux has been conducted on Red Hat 7.2.

Known Problems

Testing of Java 2 SDK 1.4.1 for 64-bit Linux has been conducted on Red Hat 7.2 in English. Other languages have not been fully tested. A known bug in handling Japanese is 4704500: Japanese characters do not display with drawString on Itanium 64bit RedHatLinux 7.2.

Installation Instructions

The Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v1.4.1 is available as a self-extracting binary file named j2sdk-1_4_1-linux-ia64.bin. It can be used to install the Java 2 SDK in any location you choose.

The bundles are packaged in a .bin shell script that displays the product license agreement before actual installation.

Follow these instructions to install the SDK:

1. Check the download file size.

Before you download a file, notice that its byte size is provided on the download page on the web site. Once the download has completed, check that you have downloaded the full, uncorrupted software file.

2. Copy j2sdk-1_4_1-linux-ia64.bin to the directory into which you want to install the Java 2 SDK.

3. Run j2sdk-1_4_1-linux-ia64.bin

Launch the executable file you downloaded, j2sdk-1_4_1-linux-ia64.bin, by using the following commands from the directory in which it is located:

chmod a+x j2sdk-1_4_1-linux-ia64.bin

./j2sdk-1_4_1-linux-ia64.bin

The script displays a binary license agreement, which you are asked to agree to before installation can proceed. Once you have agreed to the license, the install script installs the Java 2 SDK in a directory named j2sdk1.4.1 in the current directory.

Note about Root Access - Unbundling the software automatically creates a directory called j2sdk1.4.1. Note that if you choose to install the Java 2 SDK 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 SDK into your home directory, or a subdirectory that you have permission to write to.

Note about Overwriting Files - If you unpack the software in a directory that contains a subdirectory named j2sdk1.4.1, the new software overwrites files of the same name in that j2sdk1.4.1 directory. Please be careful to rename the old directory if it contains files you would like to keep.