(SOLVED) how to run programs with java?

[caesirian]

hi all

i have installed the last version of java from their site
but now i dont know how to run limewire and other apps that use java

any tip for this?

my puppy version is 2.11 and im very new with linux

[Lobster]

look at the bottom of this page

http://puppylinux.org/wikka/GuestTooJavaInstaller

[caesirian]

ok thanks, ill try it when i go home
cant do to much from the office with window$

[GuestToo]

you need to set JAVA_HOME and PATH to where your files are

if your files are in /root/jre1.5.0_09, you could put these lines in /etc/profile.local (create the file if it does not exist):

export JAVA_HOME=/root/jre1.5.0_09
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin

then reboot

then you can start a program by typing something like:

java -jar aprogram.jar

often, a program can be started by clicking it's start script

[caesirian]

export JAVA_HOME=/root/jre1.5.0_09
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME

hi, the 2nd line had to be
export PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin
to work

but thanks both of you, now limeware and other apps are working fine

[GuestToo]

yes, it must be $JAVA_HOME/bin, sorry