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diff --git a/extra/source/java/README b/extra/source/java/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4a812345 --- /dev/null +++ b/extra/source/java/README @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +This is a SlackBuild that will repackage Oracle Java into a package that +can be easily installed, upgraded, or removed using Slackware's native +package management tools. + +To use it, you'll need Oracle's JDK or JRE package for Linux. Get the +appropriate version for your architecture, either 32-bit i586 or 64-bit +x64. Be sure to get the version that is packaged as a .tar.gz! + +Then, run the script like this: + +./java.SlackBuild /tmp/jre-7u5-linux-x64.tar.gz + +A Slackware txz package will be created in /tmp. Install or upgrade it +with a command like this one (adjust for jdk or jre, arch, and version): + +upgradepkg --install-new jre-7u5-x86_64-1.txz + |