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Installing Java Runtime support in suse

тД╣я╕П This text provides a how-to guide on installing JRE 1.5 in SUSE box by downloading the latest Java release from Sun Java Website, making the jre*.bin file executable, extracting and installing the rpm using rpm -Uv jre*.rpm command, setting up Firefox and Flock to use the java plugin, restarting browsers, and checking if Java is installed.

Here is a small howto regarding installing JRE 1.5 in suse box :-)

1. Get the latest java release from the

Sun Java Website 2. There are several options of downloading...i downloaded the .rpm file. 

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In the terminal go into the superuser mode with su -

Then go to the directory in whcih the jre\*.bin file is present.

Type in the terminal chmod a+x jre\*.bin (this command makes the
file executable)

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Now type ./jre\*.bin

3. This should start the extraction and after the extraction is over.? There should be a jre*.rpm file in the current working folder. Install the rpm using : rpm -Uv jre*.rpm 4. Setting up firefox and flock to use the java pluginтАж

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Navigate to the firefox plugins folder in terminal using : cd
/opt/MozillaFirefox/lib/plugins/

Then type : ln -s
/usr/java/jre1.5.0\_06/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin\_oji.so
./libjavaplugin\_oji.so

For flock : Navigate to the flock plugins folder..in my case it was
cd /opt/flock/plugins/

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Then again type : ln -s
/usr/java/jre1.5.0\_06/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin\_oji.so
./libjavaplugin\_oji.so

5. Restart the browsers and check if java is installed here or visit any java applet webpage :-)

HTS !!![](http://java.sun.com)

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