i just Installed Suse linux 10.0 and i'm trying to install a "self extracting" java "RPM", it dosen't use YaST. I followed the insctructions on the Java site and it dosen't work. My question is, how do u install Java on linux so I can run Lime Wire? BTW, I only had this for three days
Open terminal -> $ su - password: ***** and then go to directory where is that *.rpm package --> # rpm -ivh package_name.rpm For more info how rpm-program works type # rpm --help or # man rpm
I might be reading it wrong...let me get it straight open terminal type SU, passphrase then open the RPM package, jre-1_5_0_06-linux-i586-rpm.bin (opens in KWrite) then were do I tpype rpm -ivh package_name.rpm If I type it on the same window as I typed my password? when i type things on the command line some times nothing happens.
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/16592.html here how to add yast-sources. ftp://ftp.man.poznan.pl/pub/linux/opensuse/opensuse/distribution/SL-10.0-OSS/inst-source-java add this as yast-source and then you can install java. Another way is use apt: http://linux01.gwdg.de/apt4rpm/ Hope this helps.
