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Luke,

I got my Redhad 6.1 (kernel 2.2.20) for around $20 from the local news
stand, it comes with an instruction booklet for Linux virgins. It had kernel
2.2.30 even.
I am very happy how the IBM 1.1.8 runs java on it, I compared speeds and it
just beats Java execution of the MS JRE on win NT.  The Blackdown JRE I
didn't like I must say, for some reason it was running swing 1.1 based
window without the frame. I didn't try the Blackdown JDK though.

A bit of criticism, If you don't have $65 dollars for a full blown and plus
operating system, well what can I say.
Don't you think it is time to change profession. I remember days where you
had to pay around $2000 for a limited version of SCO unix (no startXing or
GUI). Then on the other hand some people I know who where doing pizza
delivery to afford such systems for study, today the same make $2000 for a
couple of hours work.


Luke <luke@chipcity.com.au> wrote in message
news:LUAz4.47465$3b6.201158@ozemail.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your input,
> Yes, I am using the IBM package, you're right.
>
> I was tossing up whether to upgrade the kernel and
> install glibc2.0,
> but will that impact on other stuff that I have on my system?
>
> I don't have a lot of applications that I use on the linux box,
> I use it mainly for textprocessing with vi. I do have X installed with
> an fvwm windows manager and I am running SAMBA.
> I have a network with 3 windows98 machines and 2 linux boxes.
>
> If upgrading to glibc2.0 does impact on the rest of the system, I
> might have to consider your suggestion or upgrade the complete system
> (actually I don't have another $65 for a Redhat CD at the moment). I
> thought I might try a different distributor as I feel that Redhat are
> becoming a bit too commercial for my liking. I was thinking Caldera,
> what do you think?
>
> L
>
>
> "moz" <moz@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
> news:38CD7A5C.89DF77D4@iinet.net.au...
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I run the Sun jdk_v117a on Redhat 5.2, kernel 2.0.36 which also used
> to
> > run on redhat 5.1(2.0.34). I have has no problems with this (except
> its
> > slow). I know that the IBM jdk requires libc6(glibc 2), thus only
> runs
> > on Redhat 6.0+, I am pretty sure that this is the case with the
> > Blackdown 2.0+ jdk's as well.
> >
> > Ok the reason for all these library problems is the switch from
> libc5 to
> > glibc2.0. This makes binaries from Redhat 5.2- incompatible with
> Redhat
> > 6.0+. (If your using RedHat 5.0 you probably know most of the
> details,
> > but it was probably linux's biggest blunder).
> >
> > So you either have to get the sun jdk (If you can't find it I have a
> > copy, try rufus.w3.org and look for libc5 contribs for RedHat) or
> > upgrade to a Linux system that uses glibc 2.0. (I think all of the
> > recent ones are).
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > Moz
> > PS I assume you are using the IBM compiler and interpreter?
> >
>