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Iguleder · Last edited by Iguleder on Tue 18 Aug 2009, 11:19; edited 4 times in total

INFO:
It's a simple script that downloads and runs the latest JRE, installs it and creates the right links. Nothing more, nothing less. No error handling or anything like that, it may erase important data, so use at your own risk. It's the first "release candidate", although I'm not "releasing" it, this version works as it should, it also installs the Mozilla browser plugin.

Tested on Firefox 3.5 and Puppy 4.2.1's default SeaMonkey.

It is recommended that you install to a partition (some /mnt, /mnt/home for instance), and NOT to your home folder.

- Make sure you don't have any files/folders named jre* or javainstaller.bin in the script's folder.
- You need lots of free space and RAM for Java applications. Not for very old PCs.
- You need a fast internet connection, it's a 20 MB download, and Sun's servers are not so fast (80-85 Kbps on my fast connection).

After installing Java, go to http://www.javatester.org/version.html to see if Java is installed correctly.

HOW TO USE IT:
If you saved it in /root: go to the console, run sh installjava.
If you saved in another directory (/x/y/z), run cd /x/y/z, then sh installjava.

It does everything for you, you just need to specify the installation location, scroll down using ENTER and accept the license by typing "yes".

DOWNLOAD

(btw, Puppy SHOULD include something similar, but that's just my opinion)

Béèm · Posted: Mon 17 Aug 2009, 14:19 Post subject:

Does the script also create the JAVA_HOME variable?

aarf · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3620 Location: around the bend

Flashplayer is waiting for you when you're ready.

Lobster · Posted: Tue 18 Aug 2009, 00:15 Post subject:

Many thanks for trying to get this going Smile

Iguleder · Posted: Tue 18 Aug 2009, 06:03 Post subject:

Well ... you're right. I haven't checked the browser, because manual installation on other Linuxes didn't require any variables.

I'm currently rewriting the script ... I think I found the problem.

EDIT: updated the topic, now it works perfectly.

aarf · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3620 Location: around the bend

there are issues with having the 100MB odd java folder in the pupsave. it is possible and desirable to have the big folder outside so that it doesn't slow loading and exit times every time. see
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=45244&sid=add71c622b5a280541f4d351c6ed2905.
i personally would use the manual install there unless you can duplicate it into automatic.

Iguleder · Posted: Tue 18 Aug 2009, 10:53 Post subject:

I updated the script again, now it installs to /root ... should I change it to /mnt/home? Some users don't have /mnt/home (for example, users who boot from a CD).

EDIT: now it asks for the installation folder.

aarf · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3620 Location: around the bend

Lobster · Posted: Tue 18 Aug 2009, 15:22 Post subject:

aarf · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3620 Location: around the bend

suggested improvement: making it more truly the latest available download with no additional future tweaking needed by using some sort of file handler that can pull the link from the webpage at the http://javadl.sun.com site. i know iit is possible to pull links out of web pages using php but i dont know if it is possible in/with the scripts you are using. so perhaps some intermediate http://elsewhere.com/webpage.php that gives the raw link maybe necessary. i can look into that part if you are unfamiliar with php or if it is not possible in your scripts.

Iguleder · Posted: Wed 19 Aug 2009, 03:23 Post subject:

aarf · Joined: 30 Aug 2007 Posts: 3620 Location: around the bend

test your Java install at this free chess site