This section briefly explains the installation procedure of JE. Please refer to ``The Guide'' for more information.
The custom installer called ``ezinst'' is in the JE disk set of JE. Use ``pkgtool'' of Slackware or ``sysinstall'' of SLS in your system to install ezinst itself.
# pkgtool or, # sysinstall -doprompt -series JE
Read the manpage of the installer if you don't want to install JE1 from floppies.
The JE1 disk contains the following packages:
ezinst: Easy installer for JE konbin: KON to display Kanji on console konfnt: Fonts for kon (the same as those for Minix/V) libc: Linux standard shared libraries [Optional] libx: XFree86 shared libraries (English version) [Optional]
Software in JE is compiled to use the standard shared libraries of SHARED_VERSION and XF86 shared libraries of XF_SHARED_VERSION, both of which are defined in A-3. So, you need to install these, ONLY if you use older ones. ``kon'' is necessary if you don't have any software which display Japanese and is supported by the curses, because ``ezinst'' speaks Japanese. You might be able to use ``-e'' option to use it with English messages, though this option is in its beta stage.
# kon
You may use ``kterm'' if you already have one. Also, if your machine is J3100SX made by Toshiba Japan, you may use Kanji-term for J3100 as well as kon with j3100 option:
# kon j3100sx
If you install JE from floppy disks:
# ezinst -fd /dev/fd0
To install from HDD, say from ``/dos/JE'':
# ezinst -hd /dos/JE
To install from ``install/JE'' directory of CD-ROM:
# ezinst -cd install/JE
To install via NFS from /linux/JE directory of a server Roy:
# ezinst -nfs Roy:/linux/JE
The installer uses ``/mnt'' as a temporary mount point of the floppy disks or CD-ROM. Thus, you need to ``umount /mnt'' if you already have something mounted on it, unless you install JE via NFS or from HDD.