This guide provides installation information for the JavaTM Desktop System Release 3. Most of the information in this guide is generic to all releases of the Java Desktop System Release 3. Where the information is not generic, the platform is indicated.
This release of the Java Desktop System supports the following systems:
Systems running Linux on Intel-compatible hardware, including most desktop and laptop systems from most vendors.
Systems running the SolarisTM 10 Operating System on SPARC® platforms.
Systems running the Solaris 10 Operating System on x86 platforms.
Table P–1 describes where you can find information about systems that are supported by the Solaris Operating System, relevant to this product release. In the Java Desktop System documentation, the term x86 refers to the processor families shown in Table P–1.
Table P–1 Supported Solaris Systems
This guide is for users who need to install the Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux systems.
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, Before You Install the Java Desktop System on Linux Systems
This chapter contains information about what you need to do before you can install the Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux systems.
Chapter 2, Installing the Java Desktop System on Linux Systems
This chapter describes the installation procedure for installing the Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux systems.
Chapter 3, After You Install the Java Desktop System on Linux Systems
This chapter contains information about post installation activities that you can perform after installing the Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux systems.
Chapter 4, Solaris Systems Considerations
This chapter contains information about what you must do to install the Java Desktop System Release 3 on Solaris 10 systems.
The following manuals are related to this guide:
Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Release Notes
Java Desktop System Release 3 Administration Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 for the Solaris 10 Operating System Release Notes
Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux Release Notes
Java Desktop System Release 3 Troubleshooting Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide
Java System Update Service User Guide
Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux:
Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide
StarOffice 8 Administration Guide
StarOffice 8 Getting Started Guide
StarOffice 8 Programming Guide for BASIC
System Configuration Manager, Release 1
Java Desktop System Release 3 on Solaris 10:
Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide
StarOffice 7 Office Suite Administration Guide
StarOffice 7 Office Suite Basic Programmer's Guide
StarOffice 7 Office Suite Setup Guide
StarOffice 7 Office Suite User's Guide
System Configuration Manager, Release 1
The accompanying Java Desktop System Release 3 Documentation CD contains files or links for those manuals directly-related, or closely associated with, the Java Desktop System Release 3 on Linux.
The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.
The following table describes the typographic conventions used in this book.
Table P–2 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories: onscreen computer output |
Use ls -a to list all files. Edit your .login file. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. |
The following table shows the default system prompt and root user prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–3 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
---|---|
C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell root user prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell root user prompt | # |
The following table lists the conventions for mouse usage in documentation for the Java Desktop System.
Action |
Definition |
---|---|
Click |
Press and release the left mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Click-and-hold |
Press and do not release the left mouse button. |
Left-click |
Same as click. Left-click clarifies the action when there might be confusion with right-click. |
Middle-click |
Press and release the middle mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Right-click |
Press and release the right mouse button, without moving the mouse. |
Double-click |
Press and release the left mouse button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse. |
Drag |
Click-and-hold a mouse button, then move an object. For example, you can drag a window or an icon. The left and middle mouse buttons can perform drag actions. |
Drag-and-drop |
Click-and-hold a mouse button, then move an object. For example, you can drag-and-drop a window or an icon. Release the mouse button to place the object in a new location. |
Grab |
Point to an item that you can move, and click-and-hold on the mouse button. For example, you can grab the titlebar of a window, then drag the window to a new location. |