This is the Blackdown Java-Linux port of the Java(TM) 2 SDK Version
1.2.2 FCS, Standard Edition.

Please note that this version needs at least a glibc-2.1.2 ('ls -l
/lib/libc.so.6) based system with a recent 2.2.xx kernel.  This build
will not run with glibc-2.0 or glibc-2.1[.1].  The recommended setup
is glibc-2.1.3 and a recent 2.2.xx or 2.4.x kernel.


Files:
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If you use Netscape for downloading files, please use this procedure
for downloading: Click on the file with Shift-Button 1, then choose
'Source' as download format.

java2-1.2.2-FCS.md5:
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Contains MD5 checksums for the following files.  These checksums allow
you to test the integrity of your downloaded archives.

        Check the MD5 sums with:
        % md5sum -v -c jdk-1.2.2-FCS.md5
        (You may have to remove the '-v' flag with some md5sum versions.)

j2sdk-1.2.2-FCS-linux-i386-glibc-2.1.3.tar.bz2:
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A bzipped tarball with the Java 2 SDK binaries for Linux. This is
generally what most people will want to download.

Install with: 
        % cd /usr/local
        % tar xvfI <path>/j2sdk-1.2.2-FCS-linux-i386-glibc-2.1.3.tar.bz2

j2re-1.2.2-FCS-linux-i386-glibc-2.1.3.tar.bz2:
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A bzipped tarball with the Java 2 Runtime Environment binaries for
Linux. This archive contains everything you need to run Java programs
but no development tools (i.e. no compiler). You don't need this
archive if you already have
j2sdk-1.2.2-FCS-linux-i386-glibc-2.1.3.tar.bz2.

Install with: 
        % cd /usr/local
        % tar xvfI <path>/j2re-1.2.2-FCS-linux-i386-glibc-2.1.3.tar.bz2

JavaPlugIn-1.2.2-FCS-linux-i386-glibc-2.1.3.run:
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The Java Platform 2 Plug-In for Netscape Navigator/Communicator 4.x
(glibc-2.0 and glibc-2.1 versions). This file will install into
$(HOME)/.netscape.

Install with: 
        % sh <path>/JavaPlugIn-1.2.2-FCS-linux-i386-glibc-2.1.3.run


Bug-reporting:
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Before reporting a bug, please make sure that you use the latest
available version of the software and the bug has not been reported
already.

        http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/jdk1.2-status/known-bugs.html


For further information please visit:
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        http://www.blackdown.org/
        http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/jdk1.2-status/
        http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/docs/support/faq-release/FAQ-java-linux.html


Credits
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The following people have helped with the porting of Java 2 to Linux:

Juergen Kreileder, Kevin Hendricks, Steve Byrne, Johan Vos, Anand
Palaniswamy, Eddie Dost, David Connelly, Karl Asha, Kars de Jong,
Scott Hutinger, Calvin Austin, Tod Matola, Greg Wolodkin, Nigel
Gamble, Michael Sinz, Brad Crochet, and Jeffery Gaylan.

--
Juergen Kreileder <jk@blackdown.de> for the Blackdown Java-Linux Team
2000/07/31