Sun JRE/JDK Packages Available for rPath users

As a convenience to the rPath Linux community, rPath has packaged the
Sun Java JDK and JRE for use with rPath Linux and distributions derived
from it.

NOTE: These packages contain software developed by Sun Microsystems, and
are not part of rPath Linux proper.  Therefore, rPath cannot provide
source-level support; should issues arise, refer to Sun's Java resource
sites for help:

http://java.com/
http://java.sun.com/

Installing the Sun Java JRE
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To install the JRE, issue the following command as root:

# conary update sun-jre

Installing the Sun Java JDK
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Because GCC includes Java-related support, the potential exists for
conflicts between the GCC and JDK documentation.  To minimize the chance
for conflicts, make sure your system has the latest version of GCC
installed:

# conary update gcc

Next, issue the following command to determine whether you have GCC's
Java-specific packages (called gcc-java) installed:

# conary query gcc-java

If this command returns the message:

gcc-java was not found

No conflict exists between the GCC and Java documentation.  Therefore,
install the JDK by issuing the following command as root:

# conary update sun-jdk --resolve

However, if your system has gcc-java installed, a conflict exists
between the gcc-java:doc and the sun-jdk:doc components, and must be
resolved in one of two ways:

  1. By removing the gcc-java:doc component and then installing sun-jdk:

        # conary erase gcc-java:doc
        # conary update sun-jdk --resolve

  2. By installing sun-jdk, but excluding the sun-jdk:doc component:

        # conary update sun-jdk --resolve --exclude-troves sun-jdk:doc

The JDK/JRE installation process is also available as an rPath Linux FAQ
on the rPath Wiki:

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/rPath_Linux:rPath_Linux_FAQs#j...

For more help, see How to Communicate with rPath on the rPath Wiki:

http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/How_to_Communicate_with_rPath

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