i've removed kaffe and added java to my path in /etc/profile, and yet when i try to run the limewire installer with ./LimeWire*; it still says it can't find a virtual machine and that i have to install a vm before i install it... why???? :-(

It's still not recognising Java. I had to add java to my path in my ".bashrc" file. It should be in your "/home/home/" directory (if home is your username). After that, open a bash shell and type in "java -version". If you get a reply then you should be all set, if you don't....then post again.

>"I had to add java to my path in my ".bashrc" file"

What text must be written in the .bashrc file?

Thanks!
Gérald Tapp

First, locate where Java is (I believe the default installation for Sun's Java runtime environment is "/usr/java/j2re_1.3/bin". At the very end of the .bashrc file, add the following....

PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re_1.3/bin

(if "/usr/java/j2re_1.3/bin" is where your java executable is located)

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There is an easier way. First remove kaffe, and then install Sun's Java. Afterwards, make a symbolic link to the java file in your bin directory. You must be logged in as root to do this. Here is the syntax I used myself to do this...


#cd /bin
#ln -s /usr/java/jre1.3.1_02/bin/java java


The last java is just the name of the link, you can name it whatever you see fit. And that's that! Everything should work fine now.

I followed the instructions above EXACTLY and the LimeWireLinux.bin file still cannot find a VM.

I ran the jre rpm from root directory as root.
I have run the "sh ./LimeWireLinux.bin" command logged in as root AND as su. No work either time.

I am a Linux newbie using Mandrake 8.1
Are all software installs going to be this crazy?

Ok, which instructions did you follow??? Both should work, but I'm just curious as to where you screwed up

What happens when you open a console (NOT UNDER ROOT) and type "java -version" (IN ANY DIRECTORY). Tell us that information and we can move on from there.

i had installed sun java not realizing that kaffe was installed already.... i removed kaffe, removed sun java, reinstalled sun, then edited my .bashrc and installed limewire.