[ale] SuSE 8.2, OpenOffice, JRE1.x - slightly OT

[zymana at hra.nyc.gov (Zyman, Andy)]

sorry for slight off topic:

if i install smth from bin or source package will RPM/Yast recognize that
and tell me that "package BLAH-BLAH exist the system" ?

AZ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ChangingLINKS.com [mailto:x3 at ChangingLINKS.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 1:11 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] SuSE 8.2, OpenOffice, JRE1.x
> 
> 
> I have run into the same issue. Further, getting Java to work 
> with the browser 
> has stumped me.  It is as if Suse has something against Java.
> 
> When I install Suse via FTP, Yast hits me with 1 error. 
> Cannot install Open 
> Office because JRE is not there. I must select "don't install 
> OpenOffice."
> 
> I do have Java working on Suse 8.2, but getting Suse's 
> programs to use Java 
> has eluded me.
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> > OpenOffice, or indeed, anything that depends on Java, 
> because the SuSE
> > FTP server doesn't seem to carry the JRE package.
> 
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