I have installed j2re1.4.0 on my comp, but when trying to run LimeWire, I am getting the message:
No Java virtual machine could be found from your PATH
environment variable. You must install a VM prior to
running this program.
I already had jre installed in my comp previously, but I deleted it and had to reinstall it, blah blah, so I had fixed this problem once before I believe, but I do not remember how. I remember having to open up some file and typing in some PATH info, but I can't remember what file I had opened or what I had typed. Can anyone help??

Also, sort of off topic, but I am trying to figure out how to use jre to write java programs. It does not recognize javac at all, does anyone know how to use jre to program java progs? You can e-mail me on that info: erw9@dana.ucc.nau.edu

Thanks.

Ok, well my LimeWire problem was solved. LimeWire is once again up and running.

My only problem now is w/ java. I don't know how to use it to program. So any info concerning that would be appreciated. Thanks!

I installed the Java j2re 1.4.1-01, it installed to a folder at /user/java/j2re1.4.1_01 (this location is used in the PATH=$PATH: )
then, I opened my Terminal (DO NOT install as root, so don't use Super User Mode Terminal)
then cd to the folder where I downloaded LimeWireLinux.bin, then I typed in:

PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/bin sh ./LimeWireLinux.bin

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Regarding your message "No Virtual Machine found," I have been through this same frustration on three seperate occassions--3 different versions of RH.

The following does it for me every time:
$ export JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java/j2re
$ export PATH=$PATH:/usr/bin/java/j2re/bin
$ sh LimeWireLinux.bin

Obviously, you will need to adjust the paths above per the location of your java install.

Good luck!
Thomas

I did this and i still get this error

Ok nvm i got it thanks anyways

Hi I am Gringo (from the first no replied post) .
My problem is similar but differs in details in the way I can't solve it with the thread I've seen.
I have the problem of "No Java virtual machine could be found from your PATH" and my platform is Red Hat Linux 7.3. So I went to
rpmfind.net and downloaded and installed the package java-vmspec-1.0-2.noarch.htmlThe (Java(tm) Virtual Machine SpecificationArch Independent RedHat ). It seems to be the right package but nothing happens, I don 't even have the directory /usr/java created. So I looked again in rpmfind.net for a j2re1.4.0 but the packages I found are not for redhat. Where can I find j2re1.4.0 for redhat?

Ok the link to get the linux rpm of sun java is:
http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

Go there and download the rpm. there are instructions on how to install it there.

Ion a redhat machine it will create the directory /usr/java/j2.<version>

to fix the path and maintain it after to reboot and such, a simple fix is this:

create a text file in your
/etc/profile.d directory (you'll need root permission) and call it
something like java_path.sh.

In the file enter in this string:
"export PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re_1.4.2/bin"

Make sure that the /usr/java/....part points to your bin directory
wherever you installed your java and that the j2re part matches the actual path to that bin directory.

Save the file. Log out and log back in. at a console type "java
-version" if everything went well it should be good to go.

To make sure is in your PATH listing type in a console "echo $PATH" if everything went well you should see the path to your java bin directory at the lend of the list.

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