Install Java 1.4.2

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Last updated: May 09, 2006Version comment
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  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'