Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-10 Thread Milos Blazevic
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Am 09.10.10 01:18, schrieb Milos Blazevic: > >> Of course, if we get to it, I'll make sure we discuss it thoroughly on >> the mailing list before the changes go public. >> > > Sure, MilosBlazevic can now edit that page. > > Regards, > > Ralph >

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-10 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Am 09.10.10 01:18, schrieb Milos Blazevic: > Of course, if we get to it, I'll make sure we discuss it thoroughly on > the mailing list before the changes go public. Sure, MilosBlazevic can now edit that page. Regards, Ralph ___ CentOS-docs mailing lis

[CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-09 Thread R P Herrold
On Sun, 10 Oct 2010, Manuel Wolfshant wrote: > As Russ has said, they are not. More context (said in our back archive, but recapped recently [and it should have crossed http://planet.centos.org/ when I issued this update] at http://orcorc.blogspot.com/2010/08/chickens-coming-home-to-roost.html

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-09 Thread Manuel Wolfshant
On 10/09/2010 12:47 PM, Ned Slider wrote: > On 09/10/10 08:32, Manuel Wolfshant wrote: > > > > >> At least the jre package (and I am almost sure jdk too) from Sun comes >> with the following structure: >> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Apr 10 01:25 default -> /usr/java/latest >> drwxr-xr-x 7 root

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-09 Thread Ned Slider
On 09/10/10 13:13, R P Herrold wrote: > On Sat, 9 Oct 2010, Ned Slider wrote: > >> Are these redistributable? I'm sure they are as Red Hat has >> Sun's Java packages on it's RHEL Supplementary disk for >> RHEL5 which it (re)distributes to customers. > > No, not without exposing oneself to some liab

[CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-09 Thread R P Herrold
On Sat, 9 Oct 2010, Ned Slider wrote: > Are these redistributable? I'm sure they are as Red Hat has > Sun's Java packages on it's RHEL Supplementary disk for > RHEL5 which it (re)distributes to customers. No, not without exposing oneself to some liability and obligations to Sun / Oracle. -- R

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-09 Thread Ned Slider
On 09/10/10 08:32, Manuel Wolfshant wrote: > > At least the jre package (and I am almost sure jdk too) from Sun comes > with the following structure: > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Apr 10 01:25 default -> /usr/java/latest > drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Jun 28 23:34 jre1.6.0_20 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-09 Thread Manuel Wolfshant
On 10/09/2010 04:33 AM, Milos Blazevic wrote: > Bob Stine wrote: > >> Milos Blazivec wrote: >> >> /... I am, in fact, interested in making adjustments to the Wiki / >> /page - but sadly not the ones you proposed Bob, since the just >> won't do / >> /the trick./ >> >> >> Hmm. I r

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-08 Thread Jerry Amundson
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Milos Blazevic wrote: > Bob Stine wrote: >> Milos Blazivec wrote: >> >>     /... I am, in fact, interested in making adjustments to the Wiki / >>     /page - but sadly not the ones you proposed Bob, since the just >>     won't do / >>     /the trick./ >> >> Hmm.  I

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-08 Thread Milos Blazevic
Bob Stine wrote: > Milos Blazivec wrote: > > /... I am, in fact, interested in making adjustments to the Wiki / > /page - but sadly not the ones you proposed Bob, since the just > won't do / > /the trick./ > > > Hmm. I ran the executed the bin file, edited /etc/profile so that > P

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-08 Thread Bob Stine
Milos Blazivec wrote: ... I am, in fact, interested in making adjustments to the Wiki >page - but sadly not the ones you proposed Bob, since the just won't do >the trick. Hmm. I ran the executed the bin file, edited /etc/profile so that PATH included the "bin" directory of the sun jdk direct

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-08 Thread Milos Blazevic
Bob Stine wrote: > I've read website http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS > . I am a total newbie > with CentOS, but currently, with update 21 of the Java 6 JDK and > CentOS 5.5, the installing the JDK appears to be simpler: > > 1. Download the

Re: [CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-08 Thread Shaun Jones
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Bob Stine wrote: > I've read website http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS. I am a > total newbie with CentOS, but currently, with update 21 of the Java 6 JDK > and CentOS 5.5, the installing the JDK appears to be simpler: > > 1. Download the latest *rpm.bin

[CentOS-docs] Suggestion for "how to" section: easy way to install the JDK?

2010-10-08 Thread Bob Stine
I've read website http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/JavaOnCentOS. I am a total newbie with CentOS, but currently, with update 21 of the Java 6 JDK and CentOS 5.5, the installing the JDK appears to be simpler: 1. Download the latest *rpm.bin jdk (as of today,jdk-6u21-linux-i586-rpm.bin) fromhttp://