Installing java

[grishi_111]

hi i have slackware 12.2 installed in my machine.
i am trying to install java. i downloaded jdk-6u11-linux-i586-rpm.bin .
while trying

./jdk-6u11-linux-i586-rpm.bin

error message is :
UnZipSFX 5.50 of 17 February 2002, by Info-ZIP (Zip-Bugs@lists.wku.edu).
replace jdk-6u11-linux-i586.rpm? [y]es, [n]o, [A]ll, [N]one, [r]ename: a
error: invalid response [a]
replace jdk-6u11-linux-i586.rpm? [y]es, [n]o, [A]ll, [N]one, [r]ename: A
inflating: jdk-6u11-linux-i586.rpm
inflating: sun-javadb-common-10.4.1-3.1.i386.rpm
inflating: sun-javadb-core-10.4.1-3.1.i386.rpm
inflating: sun-javadb-client-10.4.1-3.1.i386.rpm
inflating: sun-javadb-demo-10.4.1-3.1.i386.rpm
inflating: sun-javadb-docs-10.4.1-3.1.i386.rpm
inflating: sun-javadb-javadoc-10.4.1-3.1.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
/bin/basename is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/cat is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/cp is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/gawk is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/grep is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/ln is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/ls is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/mkdir is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/mv is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/pwd is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/rm is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/sed is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/sort is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/touch is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/usr/bin/cut is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/usr/bin/dirname is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/usr/bin/expr is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/usr/bin/find is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/usr/bin/tail is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/usr/bin/tr is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/usr/bin/wc is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
/bin/sh is needed by jdk-1.6.0_11-fcs.i586
Installing JavaDB
error: Failed dependencies:
/bin/sh is needed by sun-javadb-core-10.4.1-3.1.i386

Done
i think these files are in place. then wwhy this error?
please help.

[reed9]

I don't know Slackware well, but I would suggest trying the Slackware package.

Package info and download slackware-current/jre-6u14-i586-1.txz

[grishi_111]

thanks
i wanted to use the download i had.
i will download package for slackware.
thanks again

[Freston]

You took the self extracting rpm, rather than the self extracting generic package.

Many dependencies it's complaining about are indeed not in /bin but in /usr/bin on a Slackware system.

Try this one, the link reed9 gave is for Slackware current, which uses a slightly different packaging format (.txz). I don't think Slack 12.2 is forward compatible with it.

[grishi_111]

oh yes all i needed was jdk not jre.
but i got it from there in extra directory, you suggested is the same i started downloading.
thanks for your reply mate!.