On Friday 14 May 2004 04:40, H. S. wrote: > > Recently I installed Sun's Java j2sdk-1.4.2 on my Sarge and Sid > sytems. I was not sure if a Debian package exists, and was not clear > about Blackdown's Java (I had always used Sun's Java), so I just > downloaded and installed the SDK in /usr/local. The steps I followed > are given below. But the thing that is bothering a wee bit is that now > I have this package that is not a deb package and it might eventually > turn out to be a headache to maintain it; I am not sure, but just a > thought. Comments are welcome.
I've done roughly the same thing, except that I used update-alternatives to create symlinks in /usr/bin/ and I installed the dummy packages. http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-java-faq/ch11.html#s11.2 I think you won't have package trouble because Debian packages never install anything in /usr/local/ -- this directory's purpose is to hold home-grown stuff. (As far as I know -- please correct me if this is wrong.) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
