Just how do you PROPERLY install java? I have installed it to my home directory but the os is not regetering it. A walkthrough would be great at this point - I have no clue how to do it right.

Hello,

Its not that you are installing it wrong, you have to put a link from the /usr/j2re.../bin folder to your /usr/bin folder and call it java that should fix it for you. I have worked on this for weeks and final got it working by doing this. Good Luck

Here is the actually link i used in root

at prompt type: su root
then your password

ok now put this in :

ln -s /usr/java/j2re1.4.0_03/bin/java /usr/bin/java


that worked for me, I didnt have to edit any bash file or anything.