Java6 and Debian Etch

[Baris]

Hi,



I have a problem with java.

I need install Open XChange on Debian Etch. But before i need java.

the package sun-java5-jre didn't work. i dont know why!

i know that java 5 is now EOSL:

http://www.infoq.com/news/2009/11/java5_eosl

So i used sun-java6-jre.

But with following the install guide for Debian Etch,

i always cannot continue configure open xchange because he cannot find java

update-alternatives --config java

Il y a 3 alternatives fournissant « java ».

  Sélection    Alternative
-----------------------------------------------
          1    /usr/bin/gij-wrapper-4.1
 +        2    /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java
*         3    /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/bin/java

In fact it is a problem with java, but i want to know if we can use java6 with Etch or it is necessarily to have java5 for Etch.

Else, i need upgrade my Etch in Lenny. Not kewl :/

Greetings,


Baris

[Carsten Hoeger]

Just follow the guide(s):

http://www.open-xchange.com/oxpedia#OXHESECommercial

[Baris]

i 'm looking these guides.

It is strange. I choose alternative 3 but it didn't work.

# update-alternatives --config java

Il y a 3 alternatives fournissant « java ».

  Sélection    Alternative
-----------------------------------------------
          1    /usr/bin/gij-wrapper-4.1
 +        2    /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java
*         3    /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/bin/java

Appuyez sur Entrée pour conserver la valeur par défaut[*] ou choisissez le numéro sélectionné :3
Utilisation de « /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.5.0-sun/jre/bin/java » pour fournir « java ».

 # java -version
java version "1.4.2"
gij (GNU libgcj) version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-20)

Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

[Martin Heiland]

Have you tried uninstalling GCJ? Seems to be some spooky stuff with update-alternatives.

Greetings

[Baris]

i tried, but when i did update-alternatives --config java and chose sun java and then java -version , he found nothing

[Baris]

omg i think update-alternatives is dead !!!

i install manually java following this guide:

wget http://javadl.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=37391

mv jre-6u18* jre-6u18-linux-i586.bin

sudo mv ./jre-6u18-linux-i586.bin /opt/

cd /opt/

chmod +x jre-6u18-linux-i586.bin

sudo ./jre-6u18-linux-i586.bin

sudo ln -fs /opt/jre1.6.0_18/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/libjavaplugin_oji.so

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /opt/jre1.6.0_18/bin/java 1
sudo update-alternatives --config java

sudo rm -fr jre-6u18-linux-i586.bin

on my alternatives i have jre-6u...

i chose him but ...

always gcj on java -version :s

[Baris]

update-java-alternatives -s java-6-sun in /usr/lib/jvm/

mode auto didn't work, manually it's work !

I don't understand all mysteries of Linux >_<