if I enter the rpm command you suggested, it says that the rpm is already installed.
i have 2 jre installed:
# cd /usr/java
# ls
default jre1.5.0_06 jre1.6.0_03 latest
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Browse All TopicsI am unable to install the jre for firefox on Suse 10.1 64 bit.
I downloaded the 64 bit rpm and installed it. Then according to instructions here:
http://www.mozilla.org/sup
I should have a directory something like:
/usr/java/j2re1.5.0_10/plu
but I don't. I have to jre in /usr/java, but neither has a plugin directory, only things like lib and bin.
If I try to install the rpm again, it says that it is already installed.
What can I do?
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The best way to install is to get the 64 bit BIN file off of Java.com, change the write permissions on it to an executable, either using Nautilus or running a chmod command:
"chmod a+x jre-1_5_0_02-linux-amd64.b
Once you've done this, open a Terminal Session, log in as su, then run the bin file. After accepting the license agreement it installs. Done.
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by: PeturIngiEgilssonPosted on 2008-02-09 at 11:59:13ID: 20858444
use U with rpm
rpm -Uhv xxx.rpm
do you have J2RE 1.5 installed?
goto java.sun.com and install java from there