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Java Desktop System Release 2 Installation Guide

Chapter 3 Installing the Java Desktop System on Solaris Systems

This chapter describes the installation procedure for installing the Java Desktop System Release 2 for the Solaris 9 Operating System 9/04 on x86 platforms.

System Requirements

Table 3–1 lists the system requirements to install the Java Desktop System Release 2 on the Solaris Operating System:

Table 3–1 System Requirements for the Java Desktop System Release 2 for the Solaris Operating System

System Parameter 

Requirement 

Operating System 

Solaris 9 Operating System 9/04 on x86 platforms. 

Hardware 

Java Desktop System Release 2 for the Solaris 9 Operating System 9/04 on x86 platforms runs on the following hardware systems:

  • Sun Java Workstation W1100z

  • Sun Java Workstation W2100z

Disk Space 

  • You need up to 2.0 GB free space if you are installing the Java Desktop System from DVD.

  • If you are downloading the Java Desktop System Installer from the network, you require a further 2.8 GB free space to download and to extract the Installer tar files.

Memory 

128 MB per user session.  

Installing the Java Desktop System From DVD

This section describes how to install the Java Desktop System from the product DVD.

Note –

You must first install the Solaris 9 Operating System 9/04 on x86 platforms on your Sun Java Workstation W1100z or Sun Java Workstation W2100z.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Log in as root as follows:

    From the Login screen, choose Options -> Sessions -> Common Desktop Environment (CDE).

  2. Once you are logged in, open the DVD tray, insert the product DVD, then close the DVD tray.

    After a few seconds, the DVD file manager is displayed.

    Note –

    If the DVD file manager window fails to open, perform the following steps:

    • From the CDE Front Panel, choose File -> Removable Media Manager.

    • Double-click on the DVD icon to open the file manager.

    If the file manager fails to open, you may need to stop and restart Volume Management. Enter the following commands:

    /etc/init.d/volmgt stop

    /etc/init.d/volmgt start

  3. Double-click on the JavaDesktop folder.

  4. Double-click on install-jds icon in the JavaDesktop folder.

  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to view the license.

  6. Type accept in the current UI language at the prompt. If you do not type accept, you cannot continue with the installation.

    The installer checks your system and then begins to install the Java Desktop System, Release 2 software.

  7. When the installation is complete, choose File -> Eject and close the installer terminal window.

  8. Reboot your workstation.

  9. From the Login screen, choose Options -> Sessions -> Java Desktop System, Release 2 to log into the Java Desktop System.

Downloading the Java Desktop System Installer from the Network

Perform the following steps to download the installer for the Java Desktop System from the network:

  1. Ensure that you have enough disk space for the download and the installation.

  2. Decide which directory you want to download the installer to. You must install the desktop as a root user, therefore the download directory must be accessible by a root user.

  3. Open the following web page in your browser: http://www.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/index.html

    The instructions on the download site inform you how to do the following:

    • Download the appropriate set of tarball chunks for your country.

    • Reassemble the tarball chunks into the compressed tarball.

    • Run the install script from a command line as a root user.

  4. Click on the Download Now link for the required installer in the Download section of the page.

  5. Log in if you are an existing download user, or go to the registration page if you are a new user.

  6. Read the Terms of Use page, select Accept, then click Continue.

  7. From the Download page, click on the description of the tarball that you want to download.

  8. Download the tar file for the installer from the Sun Download Center to a directory accessible by the root user.

To Decompress and Extract the Installer

Perform the following steps to decompress and extract the installer:

  1. Log in as root to CDE, then open a terminal window.

  2. Use the cd command to change to the directory to which you downloaded the tar file for the installer.

  3. Execute the following command to decompress and extract the installer:

    gunzip -c jds-2_0-fcs-solaris9-x86.tar.gz | tar xvpf -

  4. When the installer is fully extracted, you can delete the downloaded file to free up disk space. Execute the following command to remove the installer:

    rm jds-2_0-fcs-solaris9-x86.tar.gz

To Install the Java Desktop System

The installation script replaces old versions of the following products with newer versions included in the Java Desktop System:

The installation script also replaces the installed version of Java 1.4.2 if that version is older than the version included in the Java Desktop System.

Note –

The Java Desktop System installation changes your system. Backup your system now. If you want to revert your system back to the original state, you must perform a new Solaris installation. An upgrade installation does not recover your system back to the original state.

To install the Java Desktop System, perform the following steps:

  1. Log in as root to CDE, then open a terminal window.

  2. Use the cd command to change to the jds-2_0-fcs-solaris9-x86 directory.

  3. Run the following command to start the installation:./install-jds

  4. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. Respond to all prompts and follow through the installation decisions that you need to make.

  5. Type accept in the current UI language at the prompt when the installation script displays the license agreement. If you do not type accept, you cannot continue with the installation.

  6. When the installation is complete, reboot your system if the installation script notifies you to do so.