[NBLUG/talk] What kind of file is "...-rpm.bin"?

[augie]

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Todd Cary wrote:
> I have downloaded a Java plugin
> j2re-1_4_2_01-linux-i586-rpm.bin
> What kind of file is this?  Do I use the rpm utility?

unfortunately they don't tell you what to do with this file once you
download it from the sun site. mike's way of doing it should work, but
you can also do this from the shell:

sh j2re-1_4_2_01-linux-i586-rpm.bin

you'll be asked to accept some license agreement and then it will create
an rpm for you. you can install this rpm like you would any other. after
you install it you'll need to tell your browser where to find the java
plugin. for mozillla i do this:

cd .mozilla/plugins

ln -s /usr/lib/jre-1.4.1_01/plugin/i386/ns610/libjavaplugin_oji.so
./libjavaplugin_oji.so

also note that this is more then just the java plugin for your browser.
'jre' stands for 'Java Runtime Environment', so now you can do more with
java then just run java apps in your browser.

augie.


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