ok i tryed again after doing a lot of other stuff and when i type java -version i get this now
[craig@localhost craig]$ PATH=/jdk1.5.0_01/bin/$PATH java -version
java version "1.4.1_01"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1_01-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1_01-b01, mixed mode)

but when i type "PATH=/jdk1.5.0_01/bin/$PATH sh ./LimeWireLinux.bin" i get this

[craig@localhost craig]$ PATH=/jdk1.5.0_01/bin/$PATH sh ./LimeWireLinux.bin
Preparing to install...
Extracting the installation resources from the installer archive...
Configuring the installer for this system's environment...

Launching installer...

Invocation of this Java Application has caused an InvocationTargetException. This application will now exit. (LAX)

Stack Trace:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:140)
at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvir onment(GraphicsEnvironment.java:62)
at java.awt.Window.init(Window.java:223)
at java.awt.Window.<init>(Window.java:267)
at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:398)
at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:363)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.c(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.ia.installer.Main.main(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Native MethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(De legatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.launch(Unknown Source)
at com.zerog.lax.LAX.main(Unknown Source)
GUI-

now what?
thanks.