Further to the sad tails of install issues, especially on Mandrake, I have the same problem on Mandrake 8.1 - i.e.

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/zerog/lax/LAX

I have tried Java 1.3 and 1.4 with the same results.

However, I can get beyond this problem by hacking the install script and immediately before the java invocation adding:

cd $INSTALLER_DATA_DIR
unzip installer.zip

However, I then get:
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Installer: InstallAnywhere 4.5.3 Enterprise Build 1394
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Unable to find the directory 'locales/' in the Zip file
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.zerog.ia.installer.util.ExternalPropertyLoader .isCurrentLocaleAvailable(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Installer.loadAllExternalPr operties(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.j(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.e(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.b(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(Unknown Source)
Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)

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Unfortunatley I no absolutley zip about Java so cannot really add anything else, except that it looks to me as though problem is something to do with the InstallAnywhere routines on Mandrake. From previous threads it would seem that these probably work on Mandrake 8.2, but not on 8.1.

Hope this is useful.

I had posted to these forums a solution to everyones' ails (no complaints or disagreements so far) and I will repost my solution to this thread.

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I get this when I do java -version:

java version "1.3.1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build Blackdown-1.3.1-02b-FCS)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build Blackdown-1.3.1_02b-FCS, mixed mode)

Make the appropriate changes depending on where you installed your java installation whether it be sdk or jre:

I put where I downloaded my j2sdk1.3.1-02b-FCS:

/usr/lib/j2sdk1.3.1

into my PATH in my .bash_profile:

export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/j2sdk1.3.1
export PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH

After doing that, I remove kaffe from my system but I have a dependency problem with my wizard packages. I do this command to keep that program around:

rpm -e kaffe --nodeps

This removes all instances of kaffe binaries from /usr/bin.

I next create soft links to the /usr/bin directory but blackdown has most of all of it's java commands (ie java, javac, etc) as symbolic links. Some people´s configuration will not allow that many symlinks.
the symlinks point to a "hidden" file called .java_wrapper. So I link this to my /usr/bin directory like so:

ln -s /usr/lib/j2sdk1.3.1/bin/.java_wrapper /usr/bin/java

After doing that, I execute the LImeWireLinux.bin installer (do this as a regular user and not root. I don't know a way to install it system wide as root yet without making a script.):

./LimeWireLinux.bin

Installation works. Program installed, running, and functional. I discovered that I had to install the program as user instead of trying to set it systemwide as root.

Thanks for that, but I'd already been there, done that, etc. Still got the same results.

So you are saying that you tried my above example and it didn't work? I would like to know exactly what was your error messages, please. I am sure that I can solve your problem. I do this for fun.

I don't want to seem racist or anything, but all you, "Unregistered" look alike. So it would help to seperate you all better with a posting of your error message if it is unique to anyone on this list ...then again even if it is not different. I would like to know what makes your system so "unique" that the above didn't apply to you. Especially, if you received the same errors as everyone prior!

Signed,
Eagerly Awaiting

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! I removed my debug from the install script and it now works corrrectly. It does seem to be a bit picky on the version of Java though.

Many thanks for your help.

The reason it seems "picky" about the version of java is really simple. Limewire was compiled to work on java 1.2 and up while kaffe (as far as on my system distributions} support java 1.1. That sux!
I am glad to be of help. I see I have to add the part about removing the debug from your install script to my "helper-thread" titled, "The Solution to All Your Install Problems". Thank you for replying and glad to have you online to the limewire network. By the way, what do you think of it? Do you think it was worth the effort to try the program?

altoine

Altoine,

I always have liked Limewire, I used it a lot in a M$-Windoze environment, then started to use Morpheus. However, I now need to use a Linux environment and Limewire seems to be one of the few Linux offerings out there.

However, I must admit that I think that Java sucks a bit. Whilst it has its attractions it seems that the environment, certainly in *ix terms, is a little rickety, which is very surprising given sponsors like Sun and IBm et al. All Java applications I look at seem to work within the confines of the developer's world, but once escaped into the real world, seem to be less well behaved. I don't know if this is a Java environment issue or just less than good development practice, but it is frustrating. I suppose it could just be me aoff course!

Still that's life for you. Once again thanks for you help.

You are victim of misinformation. I know and we all do know that java is supposed to be configured to behave the aame on all OS. M$ made modifications to java in such a way that only their java behaves a particular way for windows. Example, Sun, IBM, and Blackdown distributions of java use jar as it's compression method of choice. M$ has cab and zip included into the javacode. Which isn't right considering cab is right protected for M$ only. Plus other modifications dealing with authentication. There goes your evil empire.