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Installation Notes

Java Runtime Environment, Version JRE 1.1.8_008

Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 7 for SPARC-based Machines
Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6, 7 for x86-based Machines

The installation and configuration process can be broken down into the following steps:

1. Do pre-installation checks 
2. Unpack the downloaded file 
3. Delete the original file you downloaded (optional)

If you experience trouble along the way, check the Troubleshooting the Installation section at the end of this document. 

1. Do pre-installation checks

• Check the size of your downloaded file. 

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

If you unpack the software or documentation in a directory that contains a directory named jre1.1.8, the new software will overwrite files of the same name in that jre1.1.8 directory. Please be careful to rename the old directory if it contains files you would like to keep.

In a shell window, execute the commands listed below. Note that this temporarily creates a README file in the current directory (which will overwrite any README file you might have).

• For SPARC (must be unpacked on a SPARC machine running Solaris 2.4 or greater):

  % chmod a+x jre-1_1_8_008-solsparc.bin
  % ./jre-1_1_8_008-solsparc.bin

• For x86 (must be unpacked on a x86 machine running Solaris 2.5 or greater):

  % chmod a+x jre-1_1_8_008-solx86.bin
  % ./jre-1_1_8_008-solx86.bin

This will create a directory called jre1.1.8 containing the JRE software in a bin and lib directory.

If you want to recover disk space, delete the file you downloaded in step 1.

Error Message: The download file appears to be corrupted

The JRE's installation script does a checksum to insure that the software bundle was not corrupted during the download. If the checksum indicates that your file is corrupted, delete the file and download a new copy.