When running the installation (setup) from the console on OpenSUSE 10.3 I get this
./setup Checksumming... Extracting ... 90276 blocks Done. Using /var/tmp/install_11700/usr/java/jre1.6.0_02/bin/java java version "1.6.0_02" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_02-b05) Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0_02-b05, mixed mode) Running installer /var/tmp/install_11700/usr/java/jre1.6.0_02/bin/java -DHOME=/home/martin -DJRE_FILE=jre-6u2-linux-i586.rpm -jar JavaSetup.jar System locale: en_GB User privileges OS: Linux Mode: installation java: xcb_xlib.c:52: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion `c->xlib.lock' failed. ./setup: line 17: 11798 Aborted $java_runtime $home $log_module_states $getuid_path $jrecopy -jar $jarfilename Not sure why, anyone else? Doesn't matter if run as root or user. Regards, Martin S