java

[tilley661]

im having major problems installing java so it seems, i have "instgalled" the java environment all diffrent ways, using terminal, and the software installer but nothing seems to be working i still get

Could not create the Java virtual machine.

when i try to install atunes and no java games are working. i think its because i havent enabled it but ive no idea how to do so. ive checked all my java files and nothing is in the ???


any help is much appreciated

[GregBrannon]

The "could not create Java virtual machine" error is a possible response to a bad or confusing Java command on a machine that has Java installed correctly. In fact, it's actually a good indication that you do have Java installed.

What distro are you using?

How did you install Java?

What are you trying to do? (Post commands and/or as many details as possible about what you're doing and the computer's response.)

What do you get when you type "java -version" in a terminal window?

[tilley661]

The "could not create Java virtual machine" error is a possible response to a bad or confusing Java command on a machine that has Java installed correctly. In fact, it's actually a good indication that you do have Java installed.

What distro are you using?

How did you install Java?

What are you trying to do? (Post commands and/or as many details as possible about what you're doing and the computer's response.)

What do you get when you type "java -version" in a terminal window?

hmmmm your right i do have it installed

from java -version ....

 java version "1.6.0_17"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.7.3) (suse-2.1.1-i386)
OpenJDK Client VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode)

im using openSUSE KDE4

and installed it using the package downloader, and i also downloaded it from the java site and used the terminal to do tings to it lol i have no idea what i did though .....

and finaly im trying to install aTunes

ty for help