Java 2 SDK 1.4.2 Installation Notes for Linux 64-bit

System Requirements

Your machine should have at least 75 megabytes of free disk space before installing the Java 2 SDK.

For supported versions of Linux and desktop managers, see System Configurations.

Installation Instructions

The Java 2 SDK for Linux 64-bit comes bundled in two install formats:

• Self-extracting binary:
  j2sdk-1_4_2_<version>-linux-ia64.bin
• RPM File:
  j2sdk-1_4_2_<version>-linux-ia64-rpm.bin

32-bit Linux installation

Known Problems

When running the rpm command, the warning "user java_re does not exist - using root" may be displayed. You can ignore this warning, which is due to a bug in the installation package.