I'm running Redhat 8 with kernel 2.4.18-17.8.0

Here's what I did:

Download the Java 2 JRE from here:

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html

(note: download the self extracting file, not the RPM)

Open a terminal and at the prompt type:

press the space bar till you get to the end, agree to the license and let it do it's thing.

the next thing you may want to do is cd to the directory you installed the j2re in, and rename the file to something other than j2re-1.4.1_01. If you installed into your home directory, do this:

Then you need to edit your bash profile, I find doint it in vi is fast and simple, here's a walkthrough:

1) at the shell prompt type:

2) then press the 'i' key to insert text

3) use the arrow keys to move down to this line:

modify it to read:

if you did NOT rename the Java 2 folder, and to:

if you DID rename the Java 2 folder.

4) Hit Esc to quit inserting text

5) type :wq to write the changes and quit vi

6) at the next shell prompt type:

7) Download LimeWireLinux.bin from

here.

8) now once again at your shell prompt, type:

The installer will start up, and you can install Lime Wire to your heart's content. I hope this helps, good luck!