How to install Java EE 5 SDK on Mandriva One 2009

OS: Mandriva One 2009
Date: Jan 24, 2009

There seems to be a boot strapping problem when installing the Java EE 5 SDK on several Linux distributions. This gives a huge trace dump once the installation begins. This is a simple guide on how to install the Java 5 EE SDK on Mandriva One 2009.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

• Open Applications > Install and Remove Software
• Login with root user ID and password
• Choose "All" in both the combo boxes on the top left
• Enter libstdc++ in the Find box and press Enter
• Check the box against libstdc++2.10
• Then enter java-1.6.0-sun in the Find box and press Enter
• Check the box against java-1.6.0-sun - Java Runtime Environment for java-1.6.0-sun.
• Click Yes if prompted for installing dependent packages
• Click Apply
• Click Yes in the Confirmation dialog box

Once the installation is complete, proceed to the next step

Step 2: Installing Java 5 EE SDK

• Open a terminal window by clicking Applications > Tools > Terminal
• Enter su - and press Enter
• Enter root password and press Enter
• Change to the directory where Java 5 EE SDK is located
• Enter the command

./java_ee_sdk-5_05-linux.bin -javahome <Java Dir>

• Java Runtime is normally located at /etc/alternatives/jre on Mandriva unless manually installed to another location
• The installation should start normally.