installing java

[tbrownarcher]

I'm trying to make and executable out of (jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin)

This is the result.

nate@KbuntoFast:/usr/java$ chmod a+x /home/Desktop/jre-6u7-linux-i586-rpm.bin
chmod: cannot access `/home/Desktop/jre-6u7-linux-i586-rpm.bin': No such file or directory
nate@KbuntoFast:/usr/java$

what is it i'm doing wrong here ? the file name is exactly right maybe the path but that is the path i understand it to be ??


HELP?


thanks,
nate

[Chief_]

Re: installing java

i'm not sure how you set up your users but it might be that you skipped your user after you went to the home directory for example for me it would be

chmod a+x /home/lee/Desktop/jre-6u7-linux-i586-rpm.bin

and another thing is that you might have downloaded the wrong .bin for your distro because kubuntu doesnt use rpm but i could be wrong on that

[tbrownarcher]

Re: installing java

I have succeeded in moving the file jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin into /usr/local. from there at this website instruction # 6

http://www.java.com/en/download/help...selfextracting

I get this as a return ....

nate@KbuntoFast:/usr/local$ jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin
bash: jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin: command not found
nate@KbuntoFast:/usr/local$ /jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin
bash: /jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin: No such file or directory
nate@KbuntoFast:/usr/local$ ls


I don't know what is wrong with it ?

Thanks to those who have gotten me this far and to those who may help...

thanks,
Nate

[pa1hgl]

Re: installing java

Try ./jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin

Good luck,

Richard

[kubicle]

Re: installing java

Try ./jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin

That should do it.

Just for completeness and information for the OP:
'./' means 'run from current working directory'...without it the shell will try to find the command in the directories in your $PATH variable (usually consists of the directories containing executables, often ending in '/bin' or '/sbin')

You do know that you can install java from the repositories?

[tbrownarcher]

Re: installing java

Kubicle:
No I do not know that ... I don't even know what the repositories are ..

thanks,
Nate

This is my results of ............. ./jre-6u7-llinux-i586.bin

yes
Unpacking...
./jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin: 338: cannot create install.sfx.5928: Permission denied
Checksumming...
/usr/bin/sum: install.sfx.5928: No such file or directory
[: 365: 46456: unexpected operator
[: 365: 19275: unexpected operator
chmod: cannot access `install.sfx.5928': No such file or directory
Extracting...
./jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin: 368: ./install.sfx.5928: not found
Failed to extract the files. Please refer to the Troubleshooting section of
the Installation Instructions on the download page for more information.
nate@KbuntoFast:/usr/local$


don't know what caused that ? Am I trying to install into the wrong directory?

[kubicle]

Re: installing java

I don't even know what the repositories are ..

Repositories are online software sources which you can use to install most software (this is the preferred method of installing software for various reasons...provided you have a working internet connection).

For example, You can install Sun java with the command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin

(that will download and install it...you may need to accept the license agreement during installation)

You can also browse and install software with point'n'click GUI tools like Adept (installed by default on kubuntu) or Synaptic.

More information: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware

./jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin: 338: cannot create install.sfx.5928: Permission denied

If you still wish to install manually (though I strongly recommend using apt), you need root access to work in /usr/local...use sudo to extract

sudo ./jre-6u7-linux-i586.bin

[tbrownarcher]

Re: installing java

kubicle:
I want to install java for the purpose of programs that use it and I don't want to have to tell every program where to find java everytime i install a new one. So how and where should i install it to accomplish that?


Thank,
Nate

[tbrownarcher]

Re: installing java

[quote=kubicle ]


[code[size=2][size=10pt][size=10pt][size=10pt]]sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin[/size][/size][/size][/size]

Kubicle:

I did this command you gave me (thanks)

This seems to have worked i"M not totally sure yet but one of the things i don't understand about linux it when it installs where do things go? It seems to sort of splash across the landscape! Is that a proper assessment. Windows has program files which I don't like but it seems organizable .. How do I keep track of the organization here What is it I'm not understanding?

Thanks,
Nate

[CVPunk]

Re: installing java

if you just want to see what you have installed you can open Adept by going to Kmenu >System >Adept package manager
in the boxes at the top, uncheck the "not installed" box, and it will give you the list of what you have installed on your system.
Adept is the package manager that comes with Kubuntu. You can install and unstall packages (programs, dependencies) from here. It is very easy to use.

[dibl]

Re: installing java

one of the things i don't understand about linux it when it installs where do things go? It seems to sort of splash across the landscape! Is that a proper assessment. Windows has program files which I don't like but it seems organizable .. How do I keep track of the organization here What is it I'm not understanding?

Nate, that is but one of the things that you learned about Windows that is totally useless with Linux. Actually, almost nothing about the way Windows works is helpful for using a Linux system. You don't have to worry about "where" program files go on your system. You only have to learn to use one of the package manager GUIs -- Adept Manager is the default Kubuntu package management GUI. A lot of people like Synaptic better. So do KMenu>System>Adept Manager, give your password when it asks, and you will be able to see the 23,000 packages that are available, and the ones that are installed already. Then you can mark additional ones for installation if you want them.

The only "place" you normally need to know about is your /home/nate folder, and any other data partitions that you may have -- that's where your stuff goes.

[tbrownarcher]

Re: installing java

dibl:

Thanks a bunch! ....

So when I move things into directories i think they should go in I'm actually just cluttering my machine? Also I guess i should be looking for programs to install FIRST in Adept? That seems a good way to operate.

So what do I do with this now? Reinstall? EVERYTHING? JUST START OVER? :>) Maybe I will. My thing is I hate clutter.

When i download a program the download manager (firefox) default downloads it to my Desktop. I hate that because it looks like clutter but .... SHOULD I change it to another directory ? If so what directory?

When I download and install because i don't find it in adept what procedure do i use and how do i know it works? The result has to be an executable file somewhere . Where do i find it ? I like to put THAT on my desktop as a shortcut if i can find it .

I'm trying to install a program called wordbiz. It's an on line scrabble game. It is at 'www.isc.ro' there is a linux version and after looking in Adept and not finding it i need to know the answer to the previous questions.

Thanks a whole lot,
Nate