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Download Java WorkShop: Solaris 2.4/2.5
Java WorkShop 1.0

Release 1.0

Some important notes before you begin:

  • In order to use the WorkShop, you must be running Solaris 2.4 or 2.5 and have the Motif 1.2.3 libraries installed. You must set the variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH set to point to the Motif library.
  • To read the Release Notes that describe this release, click here.

There are two ways you can install Java WorkShop on your Solaris system:

  • Download the files, uncompress the files, use the tar utility to extract the files to a directory of your choosing. This method is recommended for end users.

  • Download the files, uncompress them, use the tar utility to extract the files, and then (as the user root), use the pkgadd utility to install the files as a package in the /opt/SUNWjws directory. This method is recommended for system administrators with root access.

The next section describes the process that does not use pkgadd. To skip to the instructions that use pkgadd to install the software after it is downloaded, click here.

Download, then Install Using tar

  1. Make the directory in which you want to install the software your current directory. Be sure your system has enough free disk space to accommodate the compressed, uncompressed, and "untarred" files.

  2. Click on the following link to download the software to your system:

    Java WorkShop for Solaris

    • 7 Mbytes compressed
    • 17 Mbytes uncompressed

    Java WorkShop for Solaris (Intel Platform Edition)

    • 7 Mbytes compressed
    • 16 Mbytes uncompressed

  3. After the software has been downloaded, use the uncompress command to decompress it:
    % uncompress jw-<platform>-S2.tar.Z
    

    <platform> is used throughout the rest of these instructions to represent the Solaris platform you are using: "sparc" or "intel".

    If you download the WorkShop using the Mosaic browser, the browser may have already uncompressed the file for you.

  4. Use the tar command to extract the software into the current directory:
    % tar -xvf jw-<platform>-S2.tar
    
    After the extraction is complete, you should find two directory hierarchies in the current directory:
    % ls
    JWS/     JDK/     jw-<platform>-S2.tar
    
  5. To conserve disk space, you can delete or archive the original tar file elsewhere.

  6. You can verify that the installation was successful by running the following program:
    % <install_dir_path>/JWS/<platform>-S2/bin/IVP
    

  7. Set your PATH variable to include both:

    install_dir_path/JDK/bin
    install_dir_path/JWS/<platform>-S2/bin

To start the WorkShop, type:

% jws &


Download, then Install Using pkgadd

  1. Make the directory in which you want to download the software your current directory. Be sure your system has enough free disk space to accommodate the compressed, uncompressed, and "untarred" files.

  2. Click on the following link to download the software to your system:

    Java WorkShop for Solaris - pkgadd

    • 7 Mbytes compressed
    • 17 Mbytes uncompressed

    Java WorkShop for Solaris (Intel Platform Edition) - pkgadd

    • 7 Mbytes compressed
    • 16 Mbytes uncompressed

  3. After the software has been downloaded, use the uncompress command to decompress it:
    % uncompress jw-<platform>-S2.tar.Z
    

    <platform> is used throughout the rest of these instructions to represent the Solaris platform you are using: "sparc" or "intel".

    If you download the WorkShop using the Mosaic browser, the browser may have already uncompressed the file for you.

  4. Use the tar command to extract the software into the current directory:
    % tar -xvf jw-<platform>-S2.tar
    
  5. To conserve disk space, you can delete or archive the original tar file elsewhere.

  6. Use the su command to become the user root.

  7. Install the Java WorkShop package in the /opt/SUNWjws directory:
    # pkgadd -d `pwd` SUNWjws
    
  8. You can verify that the installation was successful by running the following program:
    % /opt/SUNWjws/JWS/<platform>-S2/bin/IVP
    

  9. Set your PATH variable to include both:

    /opt/SUNWjws/JDK/bin
    /opt/SUNWjws/JWS/<platform>-S2/bin

To start the WorkShop, type:

% jws &

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