Java Desktop System Release 2 Troubleshooting Guide

Installation Fails

Problem  

Some Red Hat Package Managers (RPMs) might not recognize the underlying Linux release on your machine. If you attempt to install these RPM files on your system, the installation might fail.

Solution  

RPMs require a specific Linux version in the /etc/SuSE-release file for the installation to succeed on your system.

Change to a version of Linux that the RPM recognizes, for example SuSE Linux 8.1 (i386) Version=8.1