Re: Mandrake Java

From: kjeld carlsen (kjeldc_at_dcadsl.dk)
Date: 09/28/03


Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:06:47 +0200

Robert M. Riches Jr wrote:
> In article <3f75f3a7$0$147$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk>, kjeld carlsen wrote:
>
>>Tim wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 16:20:28 +0200,
>>>kjeld carlsen <kjeldc@tdcadsl.dk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Just installed Linux Mandrake, and it works like a dream, BUT I need
>>>>Java. I downloaded SUN JAVA for Linux, but can't install it. Can
>>>>someone please help?
>>>
>>>
>>>How far did you get following the instructions on the Java website? Is
>>>there a particular part that didn't make sense to you? (There's no
>>>point in attempting to explain it in the same way.)
>>
>>It's a bin fil. Can't open it, and dont know where to put it
>>
>
>
> Did the instructions say to _execute_ the file? The ones I
> seem to recall reading when I installed Sun's Java (later
> replaced by Blackdown's) said to run the file. In terms of
> problem solving techniques, this is a fairly constrained set
> of possible solutions. The file _is_ the installer and the
> package all rolled into one. That way, Sun can (virtually)
> guarantee that you clicked on the box to accept the license
> agreement.
>
> If the "bin fil" is not the right type for your operating
> system, that means you downloaded the wrong one.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Robert Riches
> spamtrap42@verizon.net
> (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

Thanks a lot.



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