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InfoMagic, Inc has provided the script 'install' to help
you install Java Development Kit v1.0.1 for ELF based Linux
distributions is contained on this cdrom. Please refer to the
java-linux-HOWTO for configuration information. Neither InfoMagic
nor SunMicro Systems warrents the JDK or the installation script.
Overall, the JDK will not work on a stock distribution
of Linux. So, Infomagic has provided the necessary library
and utility upgrades to ensure the JDK will work on your system.
You are given the option to upgrade the following things:
libXpm
libc/libm
GNU make
GNU make, libXpm, ld.so and the libc *must* be upgraded. The
script will give the option in case you upgraded for other reasons, but
the JDK will not work without the upgrades. RedHat and Slackware
differ slightly in the instructions. Please see below:
UPGRADING FROM A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE JDK:
RedHat and Slackware: InfoMagic has provided an 'uninstall.jdk'
script for removing a previous version of Java. This script will
create a tar archieve in /tmp and then recursively remove the
/usr/local/java directory tree. If you have anything you need
to save in /usr/local/java, please backup the files elsewhere on
your system.
REDHAT:
Before using the 'install' script on RedHat 3.0.3 or higher,
please make sure you have the upgrades in upgrade/RPMS in place.
This upgrades are in RedHat's rpm package format. The JDK-1.0.1
itself is currently not available as an rpm.
Once you have installed the rpm upgrades, you can
run the 'install' script by typing:
./install
Choose the the static or shared version of the JDK kit that is
appropriate for your system. For example, if you have a product
such as InfoMagic's Moo-Tiff(tm) installed, you can use the shared
version of the JDK. If you do not know if you have Moo-Tiff or
MoTif(tm) installed, choose the static version of the JDK. When
ask to proceed with the upgrade, choose "N" as the you should have
performed the upgrade with the rpm packages noted above.
SLACKWARE:
To use the script with Slackware 3.0 or higher, simply type:
./install
You will be given a choice between install the shared library version
or the static verion. If you have a product such as InfoMagic's
Moo-Tiff(tm) installed, choose the shared library version. If you do
not have a commercial MoTif(tm) installed or simply don't know the
answer to this question, choose the static library version of the JDK.
Remember, Slackware 3.0 will need the upgrades offered in the install
script.
Thank You for Choosing InfoMagic, Inc.