[rohimirre]

hi there again guys,,, as usual im on my AA1,,, im using firefox 2 (cause i still dont know how to install firefox 3),,, i want to ask how to install java,, my reason is,,, i have registered in a site called "adrive",, but when i try to upload my files, i only see a blank gray thing in my browser,, they say that those where java uploaders,, so i need to install java on my system,, can you help me? (like always,,,)

thank you in advance!

[phatfred]

Instructions Here

[tomdkat]

Depending on the distribution you're running, you might be able to install a Java environment through the distro's package manager.

Peace...

[rohimirre]

when you say..distribution...do you mean about what operating system im running?

uhhmmm if that's so...im running a linpus linux lite v1.0.3E on my acer aspire one...

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by rohimirre

when you say..distribution...do you mean about what operating system im running?

No, I mean which Linux distribution you're running. Linux is the operating system and that we already know.

Linpus Lite 1.03 is the distribution of Linux you're running. So, see if Linpus has a built-in software installation mechanism, commonly referred to as a "package manager" in other Linux distributions. If it does, see if there is a Java environment available using the Linpus software installation mechanism. If it doesn't you can download the Sun environment and install it manually.

Now, are you looking for a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with a browser plugin so you can run Java applets embedded in web pages or are you looking for a Java Development Kit (JDK) you can use to build Java applets and applications yourself? The reason I ask is if you download the Java environment from Sun, the file you download will be different depending on whether you're after the JRE or the JDK.

Peace...

[rohimirre]

...ohhhh....thx for the clearing...
......yes my linpus has a package manager...i sometimes use it to get some games for linux...but i have never used it to download things like java, flash, etc...im afraid i might miss a pckage and the whole thing won't work...

anyway, i need the JRE...cause im using a comunity network called "Friendster" and to upload pitures to my album they changed the uploader to a java uploader...and then i have an account on adrive.com and they too also have a java uploader... so i can't upload pretty much anything at the moment...

thank you in advance again....

[RootbeaR]

Originally Posted by rohimirre

...ohhhh....thx for the clearing...
......yes my linpus has a package manager...i sometimes use it to get some games for linux...but i have never used it to download things like java, flash, etc...im afraid i might miss a pckage and the whole thing won't work...

anyway, i need the JRE...cause im using a comunity network called "Friendster" and to upload pitures to my album they changed the uploader to a java uploader...and then i have an account on adrive.com and they too also have a java uploader... so i can't upload pretty much anything at the moment...

thank you in advance again....

Package managers will get all the dependency files for you as well. That is 1 reason why it is best to use them to install programs.

[rohimirre]

....waht do you mean by it will also get the dependency files for me?....
.....do you mean that it will automatically get all the files needed for the application that i want to install?....
......i'm also thingking that i might run out of space in my hard disk, installing all sorts of programs....i have bought an acer aspire one mini laptop with an 8gb ssd...and i only have 3.1gb free space left...(already had 3.2gb left when i first used it)...
...so my other question is...what if i need to uninstall some programs or applications that i have installed using the package manager?...

thank you in advance...and Godbless...

[RootbeaR]

Originally Posted by rohimirre

....waht do you mean by it will also get the dependency files for me?....
.....do you mean that it will automatically get all the files needed for the application that i want to install?....

Yes.
I am not sure if yours does or not. A search came back in a foriegn language to me.

You will know if you try it. You will probably see a message about checking dependencies or it will say they are additional packages that need to be marked. Either indicates yes is the answer.

[rohimirre]

ah ok...i will soo try that...thank you for the help....i will let you know as soon as i try it....im not at my house right now so i don't have the time....but thank you anyway...