From: "Orson Cart" Reply-To: "Orson Cart" Subject: Re: JDK rpm bin is fuggered - thanks Oracle Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.help References: NNTP-Posting-Host: $$9kwcj_imgn2k.feeder.x-privat.org Message-ID: <4e2eb178$1@x-privat.org> Date: 26 Jul 2011 14:22:16 +0100 Organization: X-Privat NNTP Server - http://www.x-privat.org Lines: 16 X-Authenticated-User: $$xs-7_q6xz085nc1qk X-Complaints-To: abuse@x-privat.org Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!news.glorb.com!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.x-privat.org!x-privat.org!not-for-mail Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.help:899 >Anonymous wrote: >> I went to Owreckall's java website [sic] to get an RPM for linux >> For 32-bit there were 2 choices: an executable that installs >> JDK and a self-extracting RPM. I wanted this, so I could >> then use the RPM on multiple (identical) PCs with Centos >> installed. >> But when I run this rpm.bin file, it installs as well. >> So there is no difference whatever you download. >> >a I think there is a difference: the .bin will install jdk in your current working directory, but the rpm.bin will install it in /usr (if you are su).