Limewire install problems in linux mandrake 9
 

Well, I'm a newbie trying to get limewire to install.
It won't install as it says it can't fine java vm in the enviromental path... I managed to install java.
How can I install Limewire..

The easiest way is to create a symlink to java. You can do this by entering the following command from a terminal window as root, ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/bin/java /usr/bin/java . Adjust the command to point to the proper location of the java executable. LimeWire finds java everytime when the symlink to java is created.

Can't get it going
 

I thank you for your help but, I can't get it to work.
It says that the directory does not exist.
(If it's any help) My java is installed in
/usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/bin
What am I doing wrong?


Thanks for your help!!

It sounds like the directory /usr/bin does not exist on your system. You need to find a directory to place the symlink in, do this by typing the command echo $PATH at a terminal window command prompt. It will return something like this /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/jason/bin . These directories that are returned are suitable locations for a symlink on your system. select one, on mine i could choose /usr/local/bin for instance. The command I would then execute to create the symlink, as root, would be ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/bin/java /usr/local/bin/java.

got the systemlink going
 

I got the system link going, but I still get the error (limewire could not find java vm in your path ) or something like that. Do I need to have the limewire.bin file in a specific directory in order to do the install?



Thanks,

installing LimeWire
 

I installed the Java j2re 1.4.1-01, it installed to a folder at /user/java/j2re1.4.1_01 (this location is used in the PATH=$PATH: )
then, I opened my Terminal (DO NOT install as root, so don't use Super User Mode Terminal)
then cd to the folder where I downloaded LimeWireLinux.bin, then I typed in:

PATH=$PATH:/usr/java/j2re1.4.1_01/bin sh ./LimeWireLinux.bin

Intruser: Maybe this doc will help you out:

www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/utils/ujava.html

It's a doc on installing Java and Limewire.
With Mandrake 9.0, sometime you have to uninstall Kaffe (a Java-version that Mandrake installs).

Just do, as root, in a consolewindow: urpme kaffe
(then follow the instructions in the doc, it's fairly clear.)

My Mandrake 9.0 complained that it needed kaffe for the wizzdrake whizzard. I just ignored this, and never had any problem.

Succes,

Marc.

Finally!
 

Thanks very much Ad hoc, I was having this problem as well... I uninstalled kaffee and then used jed44's suggestion of the $PATH variable.. it is currently installing nicely on my Mandrake 9/KDE box.

I never had any problems with mandrake saying it needed kaffee for other programs.. I'm glad it doesn't... ahh dependencies!

- Tatusmi