Installing eclipse and java in Linux

I have java rpm : jdk-1_5_0_02-linux-i586.rpm

and eclipse IDE set up file : eclipse-SDK-3.1M4-linux-motif.zip.

Can any 1 tell me steps to install both java and eclipse.

Regard's
Vipul

If you are new to linux, you can refer the Linux Manual on how to install a program from an rpm file. (Google for it! )

For eclipse, it is just a matter of unzipping the files to some selected folder.

For the Java red hat package:

i) Log in as root
ii) type

RPM should then install Java.

As Stuart said just unzip the eclipse-SDK-3.1M4-linux-motif.zip file. you should then find the eclipse executable in the YOURPATH/eclipse directory.
[ October 24, 2005: Message edited by: Peter Rooke ]

On Gentoo, here's what I do.

execute the java bin you downloaded from Sun...which basically just extracts it to a folder.

Put that folder in /opt.

Create the file /etc/env.d/20java - put this in it (edit to your liking)

reboot.

As for eclipse...unzip it and execute it...you should be good to go.

HTH

-v

If you use your variables, you don't need to fear updates:

Well, and we don't need to

reboot.

should be sufficient, while on my linux it would be /etc/init.d/java and a link to the runlevels /etc/rcX.d/S20java.

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