Actually i think the choice is between a .bin and a .rpm. I've never tried alien (or rpm), but always had success with the .bin (which is really sort of a self extracting .tar.gz as far as i can tell). Simply chmod +x the bin file and then execute it. I usually put the resulting dir in /usr/local/share, but you can put it anywhere you like. All that's left is to chown (and/or maybe chgrp) that j2sdk1.4.0 directory and add the path to it to some environment variables (JAVA_HOME and j2sdk1.4.0/bin to your PATH).
good luck, ~c ml wrote: > > Hi, > > simple question: AFAIK there is no .deb of JDK 1.4 > nor an installer .deb, but .tar.gz and .rpm files > from javasoft.com. Is this right? If so, shall I > use alien and install the .rpm or better use the > .tar.gz? Is there a HOWTO about these things? > > Cheers and many thanks in advance! > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]