[conspire] (forw) Re: June/July installfest now on Centos56 continue install openjdk app

[Rick Moen]

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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:01:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: wood eddie <ewood111 at yahoo.com>
To: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
Subject: June/July installfest now on Centos56 continue install openjdk app
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Hi Rick:

Thanks for great support.  I am starting to install openjdk app by running java -jar application.jar  gets error [The wizard cannot continue because of the following error: could not load wizard specified in /wizard.inf (184)]

I searched the net for solution and found http://www.vivaolinux.com.br/dica/Problema-instalacao-do-ReceitaNet-IRPF-2011 which appears a match but it appear language is portuguese.  I used babefish.yahoo.com to translate but still not sure what to do next. 

Translated text as follows: 

Problem installation of ReceitaNet - IRPF 2011 I was with problems to install the ReceitaNet of the Federal Prescription to transmit my declaration. When he tried to install the ReceitaNet, appeared the following error: " The wizard cannot continues because of the following error: could not load wizard specified in /wizard.inf " Problem this caused by the lack of the JVM. However, I have the JVM installed in my Ubuntu. After you vary research in the Google, I found the following tip. I entered in the terminal and I typed: $ sudo update-alternatives --config java The result was: Election Way Been priority ------------------------------------------------------------ 0 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java 63 automatic way 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java 63 manual way * 2 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java 63 manual way In fórum (http://www.hardware.com.br/comunidade/irpf2011-linux/1129239/) the user (advi) informed that the problem was in the
 OpenJDK. Then I erased of the directory (/usr/lib/jvm) all the OpenJDK installed. Then I typed again: $ sudo update-alternatives --config java E the result now is: Election Way Been priority ------------------------------------------------------------ 0 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java 63 automatic way * 1 /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java 63 manual way E later I installed the ReceitaNet normally. I wait that it helps who not yet transmitted its declaration… rsrs! Abração to all!  ]

I try run [sudo update-alternatives --config java ] using ewood pswd but gets message [sudo] ewood is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported.

Do you know if there is an intro to sudo and sudo update-alternatives somewhere ?  I am trying to stay with openjdk if possible.

Thx, Eddie

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Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:31:37 -0700
From: Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com>
To: wood eddie <ewood111 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: June/July installfest now on Centos56 continue install openjdk
	app
Organization: If you lived here, you'd be $HOME already.

Quoting wood eddie (ewood111 at yahoo.com):

> Thanks for great support.  

We actually have to have a brief chat about this idea of 'support'.
Please see below.

> I am starting to install openjdk app by running java -jar
> application.jar  gets error [The wizard cannot continue because of the
> following error: could not load wizard specified in /wizard.inf (184)]

I'm sorry, but this is way, way, way outside of anything I personally
have any experience with, let alone expertise.

This thing that you are trying to install:  Did you bother to check its
requirements?  Does it require particular Java libraries, for example?
You don't say.  Your account suggests that you just charged straight
ahead and attempted to run a 'wizard' without verifying that you met
dependency requirements or read any documentation.

It seems as if the Portuguese-speaking poster claims that what he
attempted was to replace OpenJDK with Sun's proprietary Java.  I'm
unclear on whether he claims that doing that solved his problem.

Anyway, you need to stop seeking private technical support via direct
e-mail to me or any other Linux user.  There is a very good reason why
the Linux community has public discussion forums.  When you pose your
questions in such public forums, you invite anyone to contribute towards
finding your answer, rather than just one person whom you asked in
private mail.  Also, vast numbers of other people benefit from the
asking and answering in public forums, including potentially a huge
number over subsequent years who find the discussion in Web-archived
public records via search engines.

I might point out, in particular, that it would be extremely appropriate
for you to seek help on online public forums devoted to RHEL and/or CentOS.

> I try run [sudo update-alternatives --config java ] using ewood pswd
> but gets message [sudo] ewood is not in the sudoers file.  This
> incident will be reported.
> 
> Do you know if there is an intro to sudo and sudo update-alternatives
> somewhere ?  I am trying to stay with openjdk if possible.

You don't need sudo in order to carry out operations using the root-user
authority, which is what that person evidently was doing.  Just run 'su -',
and you will authenticate to a root-user shell.  Don't forget to do
'exit' or ctrl-D as soon as feasible, as soon as you no longer need
root-user authority, as wielding root-user authority is very dangerous,
and should be avoided any time it's not strictly necessary.

Also, I'm not sure that CentOS / Red Hat has an 'update-alternatives'
tool or an /etc/alternatives directory.  It's possible that they've
picked those things up, but they originated in the Debian world, not the
Red Hat one.

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