Help installing Limewire...

[Linux_N00bie]

I need help installing LimeWire, I was able to unzip part of it, but there's a file called Limewire.jar... how do i open jar files... with terminal? What is the command? :confused:

[Slackmonster]

Perhaps this would help. I found it as the first hit in a Google search. Specifically check out the section Using JAR Files: The Basics.
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/jar/

[ 27 August 2001: Message edited by: singlemalt ]

[Linux_N00bie]

i need a viewer for that... you know where to get one maybe?

[ 27 August 2001: Message edited by: Linux_N00bie ]

[dud]

In order to run LimeWire you have to install java. It needs a jvm to run.
Try getting it from http://java.sun.com
After installing java running the runlime.sh script should start the program.

[Linux_N00bie]

im having trouble installing java, its getting installed as the root account, and the folder is there, but i enter some java commans like java -verision and says unknown command java... like its not installed?

[jrbush82]

You need to make a symbolic link to the java dir.

ln -s /javalocation/bin/java /usr/bin/java

then

chmod 755 /usr/bin/java

should be good to go... then run sh runlime.sh or something like that

Good Luck,
Jason

[Linux_N00bie]

alright, let me try :/

[Linux_N00bie]

grrr ... there is no usr/bin/ so i did usr/sbin and theres no java inside that folder :confused:

[The Ghost Of Ille Pugil]

if there isn't a /usr/bin then you're in for more trouble than you think... there should (AFIAK) be a /usr/bin and a /usr/sbin - both containing important commands.

[Linux_N00bie]

does anyone know whats wrong with my java? I install it, and everything seems fine, but then I run java commands and it doesn't work... how do I access the usr/etc/profile ???

[bdg1983]

Is /usr/java/bin in your $PATH? At least that is where mine is.

Check your PATH variable

echo $PATH

and if the path to java is not there, then one way to add the path would be to edit /etc/profile and add it there.

[Linux_N00bie]

no, it isn't in my path

[Linux_N00bie]

no, it isn't in my path

[bdg1983]

I would suggest you try adding it to your PATH and see if that helps.

One of many differences between Linux and dos/win is Linux only searches what is defined in your $PATH while dos also searches the current working directory.

Hence the reason you sometimes need to prefix a command with ./

'./command_name' says to search the current directory for command_name.

Hope that helps to explain why java might not be working for you.

[ 30 August 2001: Message edited by: mdwatts the 3rd ]