Go to
Sun Microsystems and download the latest java client (RPM) for Linux.

./j2re-1_4_0_01-linux-i586-rpm.bin

rpm -ivh j2re-1_4_0_01-linux-rpm

edit profile adding following text after the end of the current line starting with PATH= /usr/java/j2re1.4.0_01/bin

Log off and back on

D/L latest distro of LimeWire.Linx ... install it ./LimeWireLinux.bin

Browse to where you installed it ... usually /home/[user]/runLimeWire

Follow onscreen instructions.
Gee ... 7 steps ... not quite a 12 step program ... but I see what I can do to make the directions more complicated