Java 1.5: Debian Make and Install

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Introduction

The purpose of this project is to create a Debian package of Java 1.5 so that it can be managed better than installing it manually.

Assumptions

  • Debian is already installed
  • Kurobox is accessible via FTP

Needed Files

IBM Java for PPC

http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/linux/download.html,

Select 32-bit iSeries/pSeries J2SE 5.0. As of writing this, the latest version is SR4. I'm not aware of anyway to detect what version is installed so just make a mental note of the service release number in case an update is needed for later. Yes, you will need to register to download this and yes, its a pain. When you finally reach the download page, download the .tgz version of the JRE.

On the Kurobox, create directory /opt and do a chmod on it 

# mkdir /opt
# chmod 777 /opt

Upload the .tgz file into the /opt directory and then do the following: 

# chmod 777 /opt/ibm-java2-jre-5.0-4.0-linux-ppc.tgz

Java-Package

When you do an apt-get install java-package, you will get the latest "stable" version which is 0.24. Unfortunately, 0.24 is not able to make a Java 1.5 .deb file from IBM. (Specifically, the ibm-j2re.sh file does not have the parameters for it). Go ahead and get version 0.28. (Version 0.27 works as well.)

Upload to the Kurobox and do the following as root: 

# dpkg -i java-package_0.27_all.deb

or 

# dpkg -i java-package_0.28_all.deb

Depending on which one you use

You can verify the version of java-package you have installed by typing 

# apt-cache policy java-package

Should look something like this: 

java-package:
 Installed: 0.27
 Candidate: 0.27
 Version Table:
*** 0.27 0
       100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
    0.24 0
       500 ftp://ftp.dti.ad.jp stable/contrib Packages

Remember that java file we downloaded from IBM? Java-Package does not recognize the file name that IBM gives it so we need to rename it to a more general name that it recognizes. 

# mv /opt/ibm-java2-jre-5.0-4.0-linux-ppc.tgz /opt/ibm-java2-jre-50-linux-ppc.tgz

Preparing the Kurobox for brewing Java 1.5

At this point one could just and make the .deb package and see if it will work. However, there will be a plethora of warnings about not being to find paths of various packages. So, to satisfy the make process without any warnings, install the following: 

# apt-get install


The the following packages may or may not be needed. BUT, if you don't install these, there will be butt loads of warnings / errors during the making of the Java 1.5 .deb package. I do recall when following the steps for creating a .deb package for Java 1.4.2 (see here), there were several warnings / errors as well. And for my purpose, it still worked fine. So if you are one of those that don't want to see a barrage of errors marching by on your console, install the packages in this section.

Install Key Packages

This will install some of the basic things to assist in making life a little easier when dealing with Debian.

  • Install Key Packages which can be found here
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