Install Java 1.4.2

Install Java 1.4.2

  1. To check: Run java -version on the command line

  2. If not, download the J2SE SDK from:

  3. Install it to /opt/java

  4. Set environment variable: JAVA_HOME=/opt/java

    • Mac users: JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/Home

    • Windows users: JAVA_HOME=C:\j2sdk1.4.2_xx (where "xx" is the minor version - for example "j2sdk1.4.2_11")

  5. Add $JAVA_HOME/bin to PATH

  6. Set environment variable for desktop: JAVA_OPTS

    JAVA_OPTS='-server -Xms384m -Xmx768m -XX:NewSize=192m -XX:MaxNewSize=384m -XX:PermSize=96m -XX:MaxPermSize=160m -java.awt.headless=true'