[nflug] limewire under kubuntu feisty

[Joe]

Franklin Kumro Jr wrote:
> damn!! One of these times I'm actually going to help someone on this list!!
>
> On 11/2/07, Joe <josephj at main.nc.us> wrote:
>   
>> Franklin Kumro Jr wrote:
>>     
>>> sudo update-alternatives java
>>>
>>> then select the one you want...also have you looked at frostwire? I
>>> would use that program over limewire anyday (faster connections).
>>>
>>> On 11/1/07, Joe <josephj at main.nc.us> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I had it working and did something that broke it.  It was installed as a
>>>> better version from somewhere and then I got the version from the
>>>> limewire website and ran dpkg which downgraded it.  Oops!
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, now it says:
>>>>
>>>> bigbird at sananda:~$ limewire
>>>> Starting LimeWire...
>>>> Java exec found in PATH. Verifying...
>>>> OOPS, you don't seem to have a valid JRE. LimeWire works best with Sun
>>>> JRE available at http://www.java.com [java = SableVM]
>>>> You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://www.java.com
>>>> OOPS, unable to locate java exec in  /usr/lib/  hierarchy
>>>> You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://www.java.com
>>>> OOPS, unable to locate java exec in  /usr/java/  hierarchy
>>>> You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://www.java.com
>>>> OOPS, unable to locate java exec in  /opt/  hierarchy
>>>> You need to upgrade to JRE 1.4.x or newer from http://www.java.com
>>>>
>>>> But I have at least three versions of jre installed and firefox and OOo
>>>> seem to be happy with it.
>>>>
>>>> So what path, etc. is it looking for?
>>>>
>>>> I have the latest jre under /opt/java and /usr/lib/jvm.
>>>>
>>>> I don't know java, so I'm pretty much in the dark on this one.
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Joe
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>> That almost worked.  (Needed to use --config java instead of just java.
>>
>> Joe
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You did help!  The other post wouldn't have meant anything to me without
yours first.
I'm curious.  How new is this update alternatives scheme?  Is it an
ubuntu/Debian thing, because I never ran into it on Mandrake 9.1 (which
is what my old desktop still runs).

Joe