How to install J2SE on Core 1?

[Paul Thomas]

On 16/02/2004 12:37 Jacques Escape wrote:
> Howzit people!
> 
> I'm having some difficulty installing Java 2 SDK 1.4.1 for Linux onto a
> Fedora Core 1 SERVER configuration. Sun has the following to say:
> "If you use RedHat Linux 7 Server, you must manually install
> compat-libstdc++-6.21-2.9.0.0.i386.rpm to prevent "error while loading
> shared libraries" when using the Java HotSpot VMs. This file is located
> in the /RedHat/RPMS directory on the RedHat Linux 7 CD-ROM. You may also
> obtain a copy of this file from rpmfind.net. "
> 
> 1. How do I know whether I have the required package on my system?
> 2. Where can I download this package? I can't seem to find it on one of
> the FC1 CD's and also not on http://rpmfind.net.
> 3. Must I install this package? Or some other one/s, since I'm not
> actually running RHL7 Server?
> 
> Has anyone else around here installed J2SE on a FC1 Server? What did you
> do to get J2SE to work, and resolve this issue??
> 
> Thanx in advance for any help given. It's very much appreciated.

Use 1.4.2 instead. ISTR reading that earlier JVMs don't like the NPTL in 
Fedora's kernel. I wouldn't pay too much attention to docs which refer to 
RH 7.* as there have been masses of updates since then (e.g., 7.0 had a 
2.2 kernel).


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