[nflug] limewire under kubuntu feisty

[Joe]

eric wrote:
> Are you talking about the default update software application, if you
> are I always remove it and go with synaptic.. it just seems easier
>
>
> Joe wrote:
>> 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
>>
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In my case, I was installing the java directly from sun which is not
available in my repositories yet, so I couldn't use adept or synaptic
(or at least I don't know how with divert, etc.)  And, somehow, doing so
broke Limewire which could no longer find java until I did the sudo
update-alternatives --config java  .

Joe