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Java Desktop System Release 2 Installation Guide

Preface

This guide describes how to install the Sun Java™ Desktop System Release 2 on a personal computer (PC) from compact discs (CDs). This guide does not cover other methods of installation, such as network installation or installing separately from a SLEC operating system.

Related Documentation

The following manuals are related to this guide:

You can access these manuals on the accompanying Sun Java Desktop System Release 2 Documentation CD, and at http://docs.sun.com.

Associated Documentation

The following manuals are associated with this guide:

You can access these manuals on the accompanying Sun Java Desktop System Release 2 Documentation CD, and at http://docs.sun.com.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

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.

Ordering Sun Documentation

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.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol 

Meaning 

Example 

AaBbCc123

 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

AaBbCc123

 What you type, contrasted with on-screen 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.

You must be root to do this.