[ale] SuSE 8.2, OpenOffice, JRE1.x - slightly OT

[Joseph Knapka]

This seems to work, if you are doing a network install of SuSE:

1) During the initial install, tell it not to install OpenOffice.

2) Download the 1.4.1 JRE or JDK from <URL: http://java.sun.com>;
be sure to download the "Linux RPM in self-extracting file".

3) Start a shell, go to the directory where you downloaded the
JDK self-extractor, and execute it in order to extract the
RPM within. (You'll probably need to "chmod u+x j2sdk*.bin")

4) Start YaST2. Select "Change source of installation". Click
"Add->Local directory" and add the directory containing the
Java RPM. Click "Close".

5) Click "Install and Remove Software". Track down "j2sdk"
in the package list and tell it to install it. Click "Accept".
Java is installed.

6) Go back into "Install and Remove Software", and you'll
now be able to install OpenOffice without complaint.

OO seems to work, but I haven't come close to exercising all
its functionality, so YYMV.

Cheers,

-- Joe

"Zyman, Andy" <zymana at hra.nyc.gov> writes:

> thank you Drew/
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ChangingLINKS.com [mailto:x3 at ChangingLINKS.com]
> > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 1:56 PM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: Re: [ale] SuSE 8.2, OpenOffice, JRE1.x - slightly OT
> > 
> > 
> > On Monday 30 June 2003 12:31, Zyman, Andy wrote:
> > > sorry for slight off topic:
> > >
> > > if i install smth from bin or source package will RPM/Yast 
> > recognize that
> > > and tell me that "package BLAH-BLAH exist the system" ?
> > >
> > > AZ
> > 
> > Yes. And the package will be marked with a Lock Graphic (with 
> > the explaination 
> > "do not modify." You can still uninstall the package with Yast2.
> > 
> > Drew
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ChangingLINKS.com [mailto:x3 at ChangingLINKS.com]
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 1:11 PM
> > > > To: ale at ale.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [ale] SuSE 8.2, OpenOffice, JRE1.x
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have run into the same issue. Further, getting Java to work
> > > > with the browser
> > > > has stumped me.  It is as if Suse has something against Java.
> > > >
> > > > When I install Suse via FTP, Yast hits me with 1 error.
> > > > Cannot install Open
> > > > Office because JRE is not there. I must select "don't install
> > > > OpenOffice."
> > > >
> > > > I do have Java working on Suse 8.2, but getting Suse's
> > > > programs to use Java
> > > > has eluded me.
> > > >
> > > > Drew
> > > >
> > > > > OpenOffice, or indeed, anything that depends on Java,
> > > >
> > > > because the SuSE
> > > >
> > > > > FTP server doesn't seem to carry the JRE package.
> > > >
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