openSUSE has many Java rpms if you want to keep it simple. See http://en.opensuse.org/Package_repositories#JAVA
Or all the java repos: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Java:/ Peter -- Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given credit. On 14 January 2012 17:00, Daniel Bwente <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Guys, > > Got it sorted a combination of editing the /etc/profile, /etc/.bashrc, > setting the JRE_HOME and replacing the old version with a hard link to the > new one in the /usr/bin/java folder worked. > > Cheers > > 2012/1/14 [email protected] <[email protected]> > >> ** Hi Daniel, >> >> see >> http://m.zimbio.com/the+ubuntu+guy/articles/82/How+set+JAVA_HOME+environment+variable+Ubuntu >> -- >> Skickat från min Android-telefon med K-9 E-post. Ursäkta min fåordighet. >> >> Daniel Bwente <[email protected]> skrev: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I have tried upgrading the Java on an Open Suse 11.4 and Red Hat >>> Enterprise 5.6, the rpm installs fine but am failing to permanently set >>> the PATH variable here as well, can't quite figure out what am doing wrong, >>> issuing the commands, >>> >>> # JRE_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_02/bin/java >>> # export PATH=$JRE_HOME/bin:$PATH >>> >>> Temproarirly sets the environment variable and "which java" and "Java >>> -version" point to the right folder and version respectively but on logging >>> out of the shell, I lose the settings. >>> >>> Would appreciate being set straight. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Daniel Bwente <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Guys, >>>> >>>> I have downloaded and Installed the latest Java rpm on RHEL 5.6, but am >>>> having trouble setting the JAVA_HOME and PATH variables, I have >>>> followed the instructions off the java website and a couple of other sites >>>> with no results, would appreciate the help ironing this out, steps I have >>>> taken: >>>> >>>> -Mkdir /usr/java >>>> -tar -zxvf filename >>>> -export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.7.0/**bin/java >>>> -export $PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> /Daniel >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > > -- > > /Daniel > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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