Version JRE 1.1.6

 The installation and configuration process can be broken down into the following steps: 

1. Do pre-installation checks 
2. Unpack the downloaded file 
3. Delete the original file you downloaded (optional) 

1. Do pre-installation checks 

• Check the size of your downloaded file. 

Before proceeding further, check that you have downloaded the full, uncorrupted software file: jre116-solaris2-sparc.bin  5,252,305 bytes  jre116-solaris2-x86.bin  4,978,367 bytes 
 

If you unpack the software or documentation in a directory that contains a directory named jre1.1.6, the new software will overwrite files of the same name in that jre1.1.6 directory. Please be careful to rename the old directory if it contains files you would like to keep. 

 

In a shell window, execute the commands listed below. Note that this temporarily creates a README file in the current directory (which will overwrite any README file you might have). 
 
• For SPARC (must be unpacked on a SPARC machine running Solaris 2.4 or greater):

% chmod a+x jre116-solaris2-sparc.bin
% ./jre116-solaris2-sparc.bin
• For x86 (must be unpacked on a x86 machine running Solaris 2.5 or greater):

% chmod a+x jre116-solaris2-x86.bin
% ./jre116-solaris2-x86.bin
This will create a directory called jre1.1.6 containing the JRE software in a bin and lib directory. 

If you want to recover disk space, delete the file you downloaded in step 1. 

Troubleshooting the Installation

Error Message: The download file appears to be corrupted
The JRE's installation script does a checksum to insure that the software bundle was not corrupted during the download. If the checksum indicates that your file is corrupted, delete the file and download a new copy.