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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:
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- 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.
-